MEANING
A coastal inlet formed when the sea floods a former river valley.
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- branching ria
- ria coast
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A branching ria carried salt water far inland.
The ria coast offered sheltered water and few straight roads.
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- ria
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Forms: Singular ria; plural rias. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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