<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>U.S. and Canada. A stream smaller than a river.</li><li>A stream or channel in a coastal marsh.</li><li>Chiefly Atlantic States and British. A recess or inlet in the shore of the sea.</li><li>An estuary.</li><li>British Dialect. A narrow, winding passage or hidden recess.</li></ul>