A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.
Any turn or winding.
A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.