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 |
| coastal inlet | 352 |
| natural feature | 270 |
| fountain | 222 |
| lagoon | 154 |
| fjord | 124 |
| coastal water body | 107 |
| sea | 99 |
| natural harbour | 89 |
| marginal sea | 78 |
| river delta | 78 |
| wetland ecosystem | 61 |
| water body | 56 |
| coastal waterway | 52 |
| river section | 50 |
| inland waterway | 49 |
| artificial waterway | 43 |
| man-made waterway | 43 |
| sea loch | 42 |
| tidal strait | 32 |
| water feature | 30 |
| tidal waterway | 28 |
| sea passage | 27 |
| natural water body | 25 |
| sea area | 25 |
| Arctic waterway | 23 |
| coastal body of water | 21 |
| ship canal | 20 |
| marine area | 19 |
| coastal embayment | 17 |
| inland sea | 17 |
| industrial waterway | 16 |
| reflecting pool | 15 |
| recreational waterway | 12 |
| fiord | 9 |
| inland waterway system | 8 |
| body of water in Middle-earth | 7 |
| region of the Pacific Ocean | 7 |
| part of the Atlantic Ocean | 6 |
| freshwater body of water | 5 |
| marine geographic region | 5 |
| Atlantic Ocean current | 4 |
| arm of the Atlantic Ocean | 4 |
| geophysical phenomenon | 4 |
| marine habitat | 4 |
| marine water body | 4 |
| paleogeographic water body | 4 |
| tidal lagoon | 4 |
| hydrocarbon sea | 3 |
| inlet of the sea | 3 |
| marine embayment | 3 |
| ocean basin | 3 |
| transboundary water body | 3 |
| waterbody | 3 |
| водный объект | 3 |
| Arctic sea | 2 |
| body of water connection | 2 |
| freshwater system | 2 |
| marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| natural inlet | 2 |
| sea of the Pacific Ocean | 2 |
| semi-enclosed sea | 2 |
| surface water body | 2 |
| urban park water body | 2 |
| Body of water | 1 |
| ancient inland sea | 1 |
| aquatic area | 1 |
| body of water in Arda | 1 |
| body of water in Beleriand | 1 |
| body of water in Essos | 1 |
| body of water in Mordor | 1 |
| body of water in The Elder Scrolls | 1 |
| body of water in The Elder Scrolls universe | 1 |
| body of water in Westeros | 1 |
| body of water part | 1 |
| brackish sea | 1 |
| brackish water area | 1 |
| coastal waterbody | 1 |
| coastal waterfall | 1 |
| corpo hídrico | 1 |
| cuerpo de agua costero | 1 |
| cuerpo de agua dulce | 1 |
| fjord-like waterway | 1 |
| former inland sea | 1 |
| hypersaline water body | 1 |
| marine bay | 1 |
| marine lake | 1 |
| name of sea | 1 |
| ornamental body of water | 1 |
| part of Atlantic Ocean | 1 |
| part of the Seto Inland Sea | 1 |
| sea in Japan | 1 |
| seawater inlet | 1 |
| shallow sea | 1 |
| surface water mass | 1 |
| tropical sea | 1 |
| urban water body | 1 |
| urban waterbody | 1 |
| water area | 1 |
| θάλασσα | 1 |
| природный водный объект | 1 |
| แหล่งน้ำจืด | 1 |
| 水域 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Свирь | водный объект |
| Montmorency Falls | waterfall |
|
Dollard bay
surface form:
Dollard Bay
|
coastal embayment |
| Doubtless Bay | bay |
| Whangārei Falls | waterfall |
| Haruru Falls | waterfall |
| Rae Strait | Arctic waterway |
| Gallikos River delta | river delta |
| Loudias River delta | river delta |
| Whangārei Harbour | natural harbour |
| Teatown Lake | natural feature |
| Korangi Creek | coastal waterway |
| Ullsfjord | fjord |
| Round Oval lake | — |
| Piran Bay | bay |
| Sechelt Inlet | fjord |
| Kaipara Harbour | natural harbour |
| Stanton Bay | bay |
| Broad Sound | coastal inlet |
| Meyer’s Bay | bay |
| Shenzhen Bay | bay |
| Dunn’s River Falls | waterfall |
| Konoko Falls | waterfall |
| Turtle River Falls and Gardens | waterfall |
| Reynolds Channel | tidal strait |
| Island Park Harbor | coastal inlet |
| Whangaroa Harbour | natural harbour |
| Spuyten Duyvil Creek | tidal strait |
| IJ harbour | — |
| Rangaunu Harbour | natural harbour |
| Bridger Bay | bay |
| Yana Bay | bay |
| Kinghorn Bay | bay |
| Parengarenga Harbour | natural harbour |
| Hempstead Bay | bay |
| Anadyr Estuary | coastal water body |
| Sandefjord Bay | bay |
| Lough Foyle | coastal water body |
| Dapeng Bay | bay |
|
Groudle
surface form:
Groudle Bay
|
bay |
|
Silver Lake
surface form:
Silver Lake (Lynn, Massachusetts)
|
— |
| Maria Cristina Falls | waterfall |
| Tinago Falls tourist area | waterfall |
| Bedford Basin | — |
|
Johann Rogge
surface form:
Neptune Fountain
|
fountain |
| Devil's Churn | coastal inlet |
|
"Mountain Fountain" (Ralph Hotere and Bill Culbert)
surface form:
Mountain Fountain
|
fountain |
|
Umhausen
surface form:
Stuibenfall waterfall
|
waterfall |
| Terek River delta | river delta |
| Minas Basin | bay |