body of water

C291
concept

A body of water is a naturally or artificially formed, relatively distinct accumulation of water—such as a lake, sea, river, or pond—occupying a definable area on the Earth's surface.

All labels observed (105)

Label Occurrences
bay 1,242
waterfall 702
body of water canonical 648

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: body of water
Generated description
A body of water is a naturally or artificially formed, relatively distinct accumulation of water—such as a lake, sea, river, or pond—occupying a definable area on the Earth's surface.

Instances (4,341)

Instance Via concept surface
Majuro Lagoon lagoon
Sydney Harbour natural harbour
Magens Bay bay
Thoseghar Waterfalls waterfall
Kuban River delta river delta
Struma River delta river delta
Jet d'Eau fountain
Atlantic white cedar forest wetland ecosystem
Ripon Falls waterfall
Darwin Harbour natural harbour
Bowery Bay bay
Koro Sea marginal sea
Arugot Waterfall waterfall
South Fiord fiord
West Basin of Ashokan Reservoir water body
Cumberland Sound
Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen fountain
Mezen Bay bay
Western Mediterranean sea area
Bothnian Bay bay
Luzon Strait
White Sea–Baltic Canal ship canal
Naama Bay bay
Metlako Falls waterfall
Sablinka waterfall (on tributary near confluence) waterfall
Stölpchensee
Motoyasu River delta river delta
Firth of Thames coastal inlet
Onega Bay bay
Loowit Falls waterfall
Largo Bay bay
Southern Lagoon of Palau lagoon
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon UNESCO World Heritage Site
surface form: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon
lagoon
Bay of Islands bay
Latakia Bay bay
Central Marshes wetland ecosystem
Dvina Bay bay
Bay of All Saints bay
Tunnel Falls waterfall
Chuckanut Bay bay
Heligoland Bight bay
Bujagali Falls waterfall
Berlin-Spandau Ship Canal artificial waterway
Aur Lagoon lagoon
Miami Canal man-made waterway
Ponce de Leon Inlet coastal waterway
Mosquito Lagoon lagoon
Kiel Fjord fjord
Doha Bay bay
Trading Bay coastal embayment