Associations to the word «Tidewater»

Wiktionary

TIDEWATER, noun. Water affected by the flow of the tide, especially tidal streams
TIDEWATER, noun. The seaboard

Dictionary definition

TIDEWATER, noun. Low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams.
TIDEWATER, noun. The coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia.

Wise words

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