tidewater
noun
tide·wa·ter
ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
1
: water overflowing land at flood tide
also
: water affected by the ebb and flow of the tide
2
: low-lying coastal land
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Sorokin: The two fish that got the most attention are the steelhead trout and the tidewater gobies.
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
The sprawling tidewater in the Baltimore Harbor area is also home to overpopulations of blue and flathead catfish, both of which have expanded their range into the bay and are eating their way through the native food chain.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
The sprawling tidewater in the Baltimore Harbor area is also home to overpopulations of blue and flathead catfish, both of which have expanded their range into the bay and are eating their way through the native food chain.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Another endangered fish, northern tidewater gobies, were rescued from the same watershed shortly before the steelhead were liberated.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Or Frank Lloyd Wright, with his long, often low-slung homes of concrete and red tidewater cypress, designed to harmonize with their surroundings (Fallingwater, one of his most famous works, is perched over a creek in a quiet glade outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
—Nick Remsen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Tidewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidewater. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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tidewater
noun
tide·wa·ter
-ˌwȯt-ər
-ˌwät-
1
: water overflowing land at high tide
2
: low-lying coastal land
Geographical Definition
Tidewater
geographical name
Tide·wa·ter
ˈtīd-ˌwȯ-tər
-ˌwä-
low-lying region of eastern Virginia extending from Chesapeake Bay to the Piedmont; site of the first English settlements in America
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