Liman (Noun)
Meaning
A long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The Danube River flows into the Black Sea through a large liman.
- Many birds stop over in the liman to rest during their migrations.
- The rivers that lead to limans often bring large amounts of sediment that settle in these protected waters.
- The city of Odessa overlooks a picturesque liman, also known as Odessa Bay.
- Over time the sediments that enter limans can fill them entirely and cut them off from the sea.