Definitions
A narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
Word origin
From German Ria, from Spanish ría (“inlet, estuary”), from Galician ría, from Galician río, from Latin.
Used in a sentence
“Flinders had advised Baudin to stop in Port Jackson (the ria of what is now Sydney) when in need of refreshment […].”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Drowned river inlet”3 letters
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