water body

See also: waterbody

English

Alternative forms

• waterbody

Etymology

From water +‎ body.

Noun

water body (plural water bodies)

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

Synonyms

• body of water

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:body of water

Translations

significant accumulation of water — see body of water

Further reading

• “water body”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• waterbody,water body,body of water at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.
• waterbodies,water bodies,bodies of water at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.