body of water
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) (Freq. 1) - they invaded our territorial waters - they were sitting by the water's edge • Syn: water • Topics: river, lake, ocean • Hypernyms: thing • Hyponyms: backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, ford, crossing, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, main, briny, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shoal, shallow, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, waterfall, falls, waterway • Part Holonyms: hydrosphere, surface, Earth's surface • Substance Meronyms: water, H2O
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