1. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); - Example: "they invaded our territorial waters" - Example: "they were sitting by the water's edge" [syn: body of water, water]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
body of water
n 1: 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" [syn:
body of water, water]