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 |
|---|---|
| Moriches Bay | lagoon |
| Cockburn Sound | natural harbour |
| Taz Estuary | coastal inlet |
| Rousay Sound | — |
| Ndindi Marsh | wetland ecosystem |
| Apalachee Bay | bay |
| Sulu Sea | marginal sea |
|
South Bay
surface form:
South Bay (Tehkummah)
|
bay |
| Northern Dvina River delta | river delta |
| Al-ʿĀṣī | — |
| Assonet Bay | bay |
| Kong Oscar Fjord | fjord |
| Moonstone Beach | natural feature |
|
Reflecting Pool
surface form:
Reflecting Pool (Oklahoma City National Memorial)
|
reflecting pool |
| Reflecting Pool marks former Fifth Street | reflecting pool |
| Spree-Oder waterway | inland waterway |
| Ourimbah Creek | coastal waterway |
| Hamelin Pool | marine embayment |
| Meydenbauer Bay | bay |
| Bay of Paimpol | bay |
|
Bridal Veil Falls
surface form:
Bridal Veil Falls (near Billings, Montana)
|
waterfall |
| Whitsunday Passage | sea passage |
| Yellow River Delta | river delta |
| Hokitika Gorge | natural feature |
| Nervión waterfall | waterfall |
|
Logar Valley
surface form:
Rinka Falls
|
waterfall |
| Neretva Delta | river delta |
| The Linn (waterfall on the River Tyne) | waterfall |
| Umbagog Lake | natural feature |
| Great Australian Bight | bay |
| Mariveles Bay | bay |
|
South River
surface form:
South River (Duxbury, Massachusetts)
|
coastal waterway |
| Inga Falls | waterfall |
| Mattapoisett Harbor | coastal inlet |
|
fountain of Manduševac (nearby on the square)
surface form:
fountain of Manduševac
|
fountain |
| Fountain The Source of Life by Ivan Meštrović in front of the theatre | fountain |
|
Little Bay
surface form:
Little Bay (New Hampshire)
|
bay |
| Colwith Force | waterfall |
|
Coban Rondo waterfall
surface form:
Coban Rondo Waterfall
|
waterfall |
| Winter Quarters Bay | bay |
| Teluk Hijau | bay |
| Tanote Bay | bay |
| Savin Hill Cove | coastal inlet |
| Fantastic Caverns | natural feature |
| Glencorse Reservoir | — |
| Victoria Harbour | natural harbour |
| Rose Bay (bay of Sydney Harbour) | bay |
| Pine Meadow Lake | — |
| Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor | coastal waterway |
| Bombetoka Bay | bay |