tideway

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noun

A channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.

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Meanings

nountideway (plural tideways)

plural tideways

  1. A channel in which the tide sets, especially in the tidal part of a river.

    Quite near could also be seen several ancient wooden warships, and always a variety of craft slipping up and down the tideway.

    1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 705

Origin

From tide + way.

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Translations

Irish sruth taoide
  • sruth taoidechannel in which the tide sets
Cite this entry
APA

tideway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tideway

MLA

“tideway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tideway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tideway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tideway.

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