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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At the Norfolk Naval Station, headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the Department of Defense and U.S. Navy acknowledge the risks from chronic and increasing sea level risk and have made plans to manage and adapt to tidewater risks over the next ten years.
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Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The interpretation, unveiled at a recent festival in the Chesapeake tidewater hamlet of Easton, is dividing the town and fueling debate over how America redefines and reimagines its ever-present past.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
The Charlotte chefs with Virginia roots who have long worked together on food that promotes understanding of Black culinary history and coastal tidewater cuisine were named together as a semifinalist for the James Beard Award: Best Chef Southeast.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
In some states, for instance, using a cast net is lawful for catching shiners, river baitfish, and tidewater minnows.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
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Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
The interpretation, unveiled at a recent festival in the Chesapeake tidewater hamlet of Easton, is dividing the town and fueling debate over how America redefines and reimagines its ever-present past.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
The Charlotte chefs with Virginia roots who have long worked together on food that promotes understanding of Black culinary history and coastal tidewater cuisine were named together as a semifinalist for the James Beard Award: Best Chef Southeast.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
In some states, for instance, using a cast net is lawful for catching shiners, river baitfish, and tidewater minnows.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Jan. 2024
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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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