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| Main Entry: | inlet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arm of the sea |
| Synonyms: | basin, bay, bayou, bight, canal, channel, cove, creek, entrance, estuary, fjord, gulf, harbor, ingress, passage, sound, strait, delta, firth, loch, narrows, slew, slough |
| Main Entry: | flood plain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plain bordering a river |
| Synonyms: | alluvial plain, coastal plain, delta, delta plain, floodplain, tidal plain |
| Main Entry: | mouth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening |
| Synonyms: | aperture, beak, box, cavity, clam, crevice, door, entrance, estuary, funnel, gate, harbor, inlet, mush*, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap*, chops, delta, embouchement, firth, fly trap, gills, gob, jaws, kisser, lips |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deposit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation of solid |
| Synonyms: | deposition, dregs, drift, grounds, lees, precipitate, precipitation, sediment, silt, alluvium, delta, settlings |
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