body of water

English

Noun

body of water (plural bodies of water)

Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.
Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see body,‎ of,‎ water.

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Translations

significant accumulation of water

Catalan: cos d'aigua m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 水體 (zh), 水体 (zh) (shuǐtǐ)
Finnish: vesimuodostuma (fi)
French: étendue d'eau (fr) f
German: Gewässer (de) n
Hebrew: מִקְוֵה מַיִם‎ (he) m (miqvé máyim)

Italian: corpo d'acqua m, massa d'acqua f, specchio d'acqua m
Japanese: 水域 (ja) (すいいき, suiiki)
Portuguese: corpo d'água m, corpo de água m
Russian: водоём (ru) m (vodojóm) (lake, pond, reservoir), во́дное простра́нство n (vódnoje prostránstvo) (ocean, sea)
Spanish: agua (es) f, cuerpo de agua m, extensión de agua f
Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

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