S: (n) backwater (backwater%1:17:00::) (a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam) "the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
S: (n) channel (channel%1:17:00::) (a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels) "the ship went aground in the channel"
S: (n) flowage (flowage%1:17:00::) (a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area) "many campsites were located near the flowage"
S: (n) mid-water (mid-water%1:17:00::) (the water that is well below the surface but also well above the bottom) "many marine fishes inhabit the mid-waters"
S: (n) offing (offing%1:17:00::) (the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area) "there was a ship in the offing"
S: (n) pool (pool%1:17:01::), puddle (puddle%1:17:00::) (a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid) "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
S: (n) sea (sea%1:17:00::) (a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land)