body of water

body of water

An area of the earth that is covered by water. The oceans are the largest bodies of water on the planet.
See also: body, of, water
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in smooth water
  • in smooth water(s)
  • pond scum
  • between wind and water
  • take in water
  • float through
  • float through (something)
  • make water
  • water power
  • by water
References in periodicals archive
[USA], Feb 13 (ANI):EeDisney has released the first teaser of its much anticipated musical fantasy aACAyFrozen 2.aACAO In the preview of the sequel to the Oscar-winning 2013 film, ice queen Elsa attempts to conquer a massive body of water. EeEeEe
Disney unveils 'Frozen 2' teaser
The move appears to be in anticipation of the construction and eventual tapping of the body of water for the bulk water project of the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and the Aboitiz Equity Ventures.
City's watershed woes to be tackled in summit
A big issue for the pipeline industry is when a smaller stream, tributary or pond has a "significant nexus" to a second body of water clearly covered under the CWA.
Pipelines hope GOP or courts fix new wetlands rule
But it isn't just buildings that can disappear from our landscape, though the disappearance of a body of water is far less likely now.
Do you know where this is?
Google Maps originally identified the body of water as the Persian Gulf.
Google Maps makes the Persian Gulf disappear!
South Korea is likely to fail in its efforts to identify as the ''East Sea'' the body of water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan at the upcoming meeting of the International Hydrographic Organization, a local newspaper reported Tuesday.
S. Korea faces failure over naming of 'East Sea': newspaper
If the aircraft crashed on a body of water, it will be listed under that body of water.
Saudi plane lands in deserts
Meanwhile, the winner of the most recent tournament stands on stage pronouncing that a special lure keyed their success, while a television fishing show focuses briefly on some hot new tackle or a definitive pattern that works like magic on at least one body of water during one season.
Sustained fishing success: the basis for sustained fishing success still usually gets overlooked, overshadowed by factors that have always made fishing success difficult for most anglers to achieve
BAY: a body of water partly enclosed by land, with access to the ocean.
Land and water, from A to V: understanding the physical features around us
DEEP BLUE HOME: AN INTIMATE ECOLOGY OF OUR WILD OCEAN offers a fine survey of the World Ocean as a single body of water connected by three currents circling the globe.
Deep Blue Home
In this instant, one body of water is American foreign policy and the other body of water is American civil rights--especially as the concept was being enlarged to include serious socioeconomic change for the poorest people regardless of their color.
Risen, Clay. A Nation on Fire: America in the Wake of the King Assassination
The aircraft is reflected in a body of water created by a recent flood at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
Reflections