Meanings
plural bodies of water
- Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
Synonyms: water body, water body
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as an ocean, a river, a lake or a bay.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali জলাশয়
- জলাশয় (jolaśoẏ)significant accumulation of water
Bulgarian во́ден басе́йн, водое́м
- во́ден басе́йн (vóden baséjn)significant accumulation of water
- водое́м (vodoém)significant accumulation of water
Catalan cos d'aigua
- cos d'aiguasignificant accumulation of water
Chinese Mandarin 水體 /水体
- 水體 /水体 (shuǐtǐ)significant accumulation of water
Czech vodní plocha
- vodní plochasignificant accumulation of water
Dutch gewater
- gewatersignificant accumulation of water
Esperanto akvaro
- akvarosignificant accumulation of water
Finnish vesimuodostuma
- vesimuodostumasignificant accumulation of water
French étendue d'eau
- étendue d'eausignificant accumulation of water
German Gewässer
- Gewässersignificant accumulation of water
Hebrew מִקְוֵה מַיִם
- מִקְוֵה מַיִם (miqvé máyim)significant accumulation of water
Hungarian víztömeg
- víztömegsignificant accumulation of water
Indonesian perairan, badan air
- perairansignificant accumulation of water
- badan airsignificant accumulation of water
Italian corpo d'acqua, specchio d'acqua
- corpo d'acquasignificant accumulation of water
- specchio d'acquasignificant accumulation of water
Japanese 水域
- 水域 (suiiki)significant accumulation of water
Lithuanian vandens telkinys
- vandens telkinyssignificant accumulation of water
Malay jasad air
- jasad airsignificant accumulation of water
Polish akwen
- akwensignificant accumulation of water
Portuguese corpo de água
- corpo de águasignificant accumulation of water
Russian водоём, во́дное простра́нство
- водоём (vodojóm)significant accumulation of water
- во́дное простра́нство (vódnoje prostránstvo)significant accumulation of water
Spanish agua, cuerpo de agua
- aguasignificant accumulation of water
- cuerpo de aguasignificant accumulation of water
- extensión de aguasignificant accumulation of water
Swedish vattenmassa
- vattenmassasignificant accumulation of water
Tagalog anyong-tubig
- anyong-tubigsignificant accumulation of water
Turkish su kütlesi
- su kütlesisignificant accumulation of water
Ukrainian водо́йма, водо́ймище
- водо́йма (vodójma)significant accumulation of water
- водо́ймище (vodójmyšče)significant accumulation of water
Vietnamese thuỷ vực, vùng nước
- thuỷ vựcsignificant accumulation of water
- vùng nướcsignificant accumulation of water
Cite this entry
body of water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20of%20water
“body of water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20of%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body of water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20of%20water.
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