liman

[ li-mahn, -man ]

noun

, Geology.

1. a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
2. an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.

Word History and Origins

Origin of liman¹

1855–60; < Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake < Turkish or Crimean Tatar < Medieval Greek liménion, liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor)

Example Sentences

The current cycle of strong women on TV, Liman says, may have a certain Secretary of State to thank.

From The Daily Beast

Liman, meanwhile, sees it as a rejection of the precedent of the way women have often been portrayed in media.

From The Daily Beast

Birdie has fairly taken the fighting edge off Liman von Sanders' two new Divisions: he has knocked them to bits.

From Project Gutenberg

We laughed at the Turks, and we smiled at what Liman von Sanders said—that he would drive us into the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

We knew Abdul could never, never, never break through our lines, and drive us—as Liman von Sanders had boasted—into the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

The address illustrates what Doctor Liman calls the romanticism of the Emperor.

From Project Gutenberg

Morocco was looked upon by some, Doctor Liman, for instance, as a second defeat.

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