Synonyms for body of water
body of wa·ter

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. body of waternoun

   Synonyms:
   waterbody, water body

2. body of waternoun

   Any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.

   Synonyms:
   waterbody, water body

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. body of water, waternoun

   the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

   "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

   Synonyms:
   water system, piddle, water, urine, weewee, piss, pee, water supply

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1. Daniel Loxton:

   Loch Ness is not as big as the Himalayas, it is a finite body of water. It has been extensively scanned by sonar. It's been observed for decades. There's just really no possibility that there's a plesiosaur in Loch Ness, or even anything of comparable size.

2. Steve Feltham:

   We get sonar contacts with things that are far bigger than any fish that should live in this body of water, we only get one or two decent sightings a year.

3. Diana Nyad:

   There isnothing greater than touching the shore after crossing some great body of water knowing that I've done it with my own two arms and legs.

4. Jason Schratwieser:

   I think people want to believe stuff like that. I think that it's exciting to think that there are these strange things throughout the world, but again, for a confined body of water like that, I would be surprised if there was anything monster-ish in there.

5. Robin Green:

   Dr. Joel Fleischman in nature. Not exactly the man you knew. He couldn't see past the Hudson River if he tried. He liked his fish smoked or preferable hand sliced from Zabars on a sliced bagel served with onions. Nature, to him, was an irritant. Birds didn't sing, they woke him up. A body of water wasn't life, it was a golf hazard..