tidewater

Definition

Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams.

Etymology

From tide + water.

Example Sentences

• "Their mission in life was to tote bituminous coal out of the mountain fastness of West Virginia and move it west to the gateways of Deepwater, Columbus and Toledo and east to tidewater at Hampton Roads."
• "She was born Mary Blair Rice, the daughter of a prominent tidewater Virginia family whose roots stretched back to the colonial era."