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

Examples of tidewater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Other items on the agenda include exploring the pristine west coast of Chichagof Island, visiting the Tlingit community of Kake (site of the world’s tallest totem pole), and visiting a slew of tidewater glaciers. —Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025

Additionally, over 500 tidewater gobies were saved from a lagoon at the base of the creek in a separate effort. —Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025

And this piece by Times staff writer Lila Seidman about a group of biologists saving hundreds of tidewater goby reminded me how cute fish can be. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025

Topanga Creek, a biodiversity hot spot that drains into the Santa Monica Bay, is the last refuge for the coastal range’s steelhead and supports a population of tidewater gobies recently estimated to be in the tens of thousands. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tidewater

• annunciator
• imprimatur
• underwater
• backwater
• bathwater
• blackwater
• breakwater
• deepwater
• edgewater
• feedwater
• floodwater
• freshwater

Kids Definition

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