Meaning & use
Tideway
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A channel or part of a river or estuary in which the tide flows, especially the tidal stretch of a river.
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Rowers train on the tideway of the Thames between Putney and Mortlake.
Boats had to time their passage carefully to avoid the strongest current in the tideway.
A note on using this word
Most familiar from London, where "the Tideway" refers specifically to the tidal section of the River Thames.
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