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What does estuary mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word estuary? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
  2. An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
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Mud crab exoskeletal remains were abundant in the scat of river otter of the upper Parker River estuary.
The lough is an estuary, thus salty, so keeping the head out of the water is more of an issue than when at the pool.
They have issued a five-point plan for managing rivers from source to estuary in an integrated and sustainable way.
It is located on the right bank of the estuary of the Seine River, 90 km downstream from Rouen and 220 km from Paris.
They have not been able to populate fast-flowing rivers and open estuary areas, but lakes and loughs are a huge target for them.
A major clean up operation has been carried out along the right bank of the Moy estuary from the Icehouse to the Quay.

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