Gewässer

Definitions of Gewässer
  1. noun
    the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
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    Bucht
    an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
    Golf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
    See
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
    Lache, Pfütze
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
    Meer, Ozean
    a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
    Baggersee, Stausee
    lake used to store water for community use
    Fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
    Teich, Tümpel
    a small lake
    Fluss, Fluß, Strom
    a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
    Meerenge, Straße
    a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
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