TIDEWATER Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

tidewater

noun

Definition of tidewater

as in bottomland

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Recent Examples of tidewater Once a giant excavator bit into the levee to breach it, the tribe welcomed tidewater onto the land for the first time in over a century. — John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026 Tracy Arm, southeast of Juneau, is a roughly 30-mile (50-kilometer) fjord that features two tidewater glaciers — the North and South Sawyer — and wildlife, including seals and bears. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 The boat ride includes a visit to two tidewater glaciers, Beloit and Blackstone, as well as numerous waterfalls. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2026 The Potomac River stretches for 380 miles and four states, starting in the Alleghany Mountains of West Virginia and following into the tidewaters of the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout, Maryland. — Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tidewater

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Noun

Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park conserves nearly 13,000 acres of rare hardwood bottomland along the Mississippi River, including eerie bald cypress swamp.

— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Southern magnolia is native to moist woodlands and bottomlands along the coastal plains where the seeds are eaten by birds and other wildlife.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of bottomland

Noun

Since 1952, Salar de Talabre, a tailing basin, has been used to dispose of mining waste from Chuquicamata; these days, too, from Radomiro Tomic and Ministro Hales.

— Cristina Dorador, The Dial, 14 July 2026
The lagoon, which serves as a drainage detention basin, spans 212 acres and has an average depth of about 6 feet, according to the city’s website.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of basin

Noun

Dozens of other residents and campers were rescued after the Black River, which flows through the area, reached a record-breaking high level, The New York Times reported, citing a Reynolds County floodplain administrator.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026
Everyone believes in the flood, but nobody believes their house is in the floodplain.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of floodplain

Noun

Somewhere in that huge basaltic plain my poem and the Lunar Codex successfully landed in March 2025.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
The warning covers the valleys, mountains and inland portions of the coastal plain, where temperatures are expected to range from the 90s to as high as 110 degrees during the peak of the heat event Wednesday and Thursday.

— City News Service, Daily News, 15 July 2026

Definition of plain

Noun

This elegant striped style can be dressed up with strappy heels and jewelry or dressed down with raffia ballet flats to work for a variety of occasions.

— Jordan Julian, InStyle, 17 July 2026
Black ballet flats like these are simply timeless — just ask Karlie Kloss and Kendall Jenner.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of flat

Noun

Set high on a dramatic plateau overlooking rugged mountains and deep valleys, Hiddn is surrounded by spectacular scenery best explored on foot.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
In this landscape, valleys are where the system settles into comfortable, low-energy configurations, while peaks are high-energy configurations that are relatively unstable.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026

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