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
Gala Water (lake in Delaware Park)
Kresta Bay bay
Aarhus Bay bay
Balayan Bay (via Pansipit River) bay
Tablas Strait
Durban Bay bay
October Mountain natural feature
Tinago Falls waterfall
Halifax Harbour natural harbour
Onofrio's Fountain fountain
High Force waterfall
Tbilisi Sea Canal artificial waterway
Sutherland Falls waterfall
Porto Grande Bay bay
Drammensfjord fjord
Robeson Channel Arctic waterway
Hall Basin Arctic waterway
Choctawhatchee Bay bay
St Georges Basin (nearby water body)
surface form: St Georges Basin
recreational waterway
Grace's High Falls waterfall
Petite Cascade de Mortain waterfall
Feeder Canal artificial waterway
Hunderfossen waterfall waterfall
Committee Bay bay
Kane Basin Arctic waterway
Laguna Verde
surface form: Laguna Verde (Conguillío National Park)
lagoon
Laguna Arcoiris lagoon
The Mere
surface form: The Mere (Alsager)
Port Royal Sound, South Carolina bay
Grande Cascade de Mortain waterfall
Cheonjiyeon Waterfall waterfall
Pago Pago Harbor bay
Ili River delta river delta
Russian Gulch waterfall waterfall
Ensenada Honda bay
Zandkreek tidal waterway
Serio
surface form: Cascate del Serio
waterfall
Mimbalot Falls waterfall
Lindos Bay bay
St Paul’s Bay bay
Mirabello Bay bay
Singitic Gulf coastal inlet
northern Strait of Georgia coastal water body
Mosquito Bay natural feature
Dumpton Gap bay
Lago Superiore
Ommanney Bay bay
Boka Waterfall waterfall
Chilean Sea sea
Orakei Basin tidal lagoon