A body of water on the surface of the earth. A body or mass of standing or flowing water, irrespective of size or type; a sea, lake, river, etc.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > water > body of water > [noun] (76) watereOE A body of water on the surface of the earth. A body or mass of standing or flowing water, irrespective of size or type; a sea, lake, river, etc. freshlOE A source or body of fresh water (see sense A. 2b). In later use chiefly in plural. Obsolete. openc1485 With the. The part of the countryside that is unenclosed or unfenced; land or ground clear of trees, buildings, or any other cover. Also (esp. in… strand1513 Used by Douglas and Spenser for: The sea, a sheet of water. shard1590 Used by Spenser for: ? A dividing water. water body1723 an area or mass of water, esp. as forming a topographical feature (lake, river, sea, etc.); a body of water (see body, n. 18a). drink1832 colloquial (originally U.S.). A river or body of water. big drink n. the Mississippi; the Atlantic; the sea. Always preceded by the. lane1835 A narrow or comparatively narrow passage or way, or something resembling this; esp. a channel of water in an ice-field (also called a vein); the… swim1880 A piece of water to be crossed by swimming. local. nappe1887 Hydraulics. A sheet of flowing liquid; esp. a sheet of water falling over a weir or similar surface. dead zone1971 Ecology. An expanse of water in which the content of dissolved oxygen is too low to support life, esp. as a result of pollution with nitrogen… Subcategories:— water in a vessel (1) — shallow place (21) — deep place or part (11) — sufficient depth for navigation (1) — sufficient depth to lessen impact (1) — bed of (1) — layers of water (3) — temperature gradient (1) — surface of (6) — level of (3) — water at bottom (1) — space to move about in (1) — discoloration by organisms (7) — bathymetric features (1) — water viewed as medium of transit (2) — distance across water (1) — accumulation of water behind barrier (3) |
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