body of water

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body of water

noun bodies of water

  1. Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.

    Similar: water body, body of water

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see body, of, water.

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noun significant accumulation of water

Españolagua, cuerpo de agua, extensión de agua
日本語水域 suiiki
中文水體 /水体 shuǐtǐ
Portuguêscorpo de água
Françaisétendue d'eau
DeutschGewässer
Italianocorpo d'acqua, specchio d'acqua
Русскийводоём vodojóm, во́дное простра́нство vódnoje prostránstvo
Tiếng Việtthuỷ vực, vùng nước
עבריתמִקְוֵה מַיִם miqvé máyim

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@misc{body_of_water_2026,
  title = {body of water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/body%20of%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}