tidewater Antonyms
Opposite of tidewater
• noun (Context 1)
Water affected by the ebb and flow of the tide, or water that overflows the land at high tide.
"Brackish headwater flooded the coastal marshes as the full moon approached."
• noun (Context 2)
A low-lying coastal plain or region along the Atlantic seaboard of the United States, especially in eastern Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina, where rivers and inlets are subject to tidal currents.
"Many early colonial plantations were established in the fertile upland so tobacco could be shipped directly from private wharves."
• adjective (Context 3)
Relating to, situated in, or characteristic of low-lying coastal regions or waterways affected by the ebb and flow of the tide (or, in glaciology, terminating directly in the sea).
"Rising ocean temperatures have accelerated the calving rate of inland glaciers along the Alaskan coast."
Similar words to tidewater
Words similar to tidewater shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: