Water

Of river, lake, thing, ocean, hydrosphere and surface.   May also be referred to as body of water.

The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge".

This concept's ID is @1~48912

Main

  • main 3 facts

    Any very large body of (salt) water.

  • territorial waters 1 facts

    The waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises...

  • high sea 0 facts

    The open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation.

  • offing 0 facts

    The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there...

Sea

  • sea 43 facts

    A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land.

  • bay 33 facts

    An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

  • gulf 23 facts

    An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay.

  • recess 7 facts

    An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands).

River

  • waterfall 16 facts

    A steep descent of the water of a river.

  • channel 11 facts

    A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking...

  • estuary 4 facts

    The wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix.

Stream

  • stream 9 facts

    A natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth.

  • crossing 0 facts

    A shallow area in a stream that can be forded.

Also contains

  • water 17 facts

    Binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid;...

  • waterway 6 facts

    A navigable body of water.

  • sound 3 facts

    A large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast".

  • pool 2 facts

    A small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water...

  • shoal 0 facts

    A stretch of shallow water.

  • flowage 0 facts

    A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites...

  • drink 0 facts

    Any large deep body of water; "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued".

  • backwater 0 facts

    A body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by...

  • polynya 0 facts

    A stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas).

  • seven seas 0 facts

    An informal expression for all of the oceans of the world; "the old salt had sailed the...

  • mid-water 0 facts

    The water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom; "many marine...