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| air hole |
an open place in the frozen surface of a lake, pond, or stream. [1/3 definitions] |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has lost a great deal of its water in recent times and it has divided into separate parts. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry and is called a desert now. |
| bay1 |
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline and is partly surrounded by land. |
| bayou |
a marshy lake or slow-moving or stagnant river tributary, found esp. in the southeastern United States. |
| beach |
the land at the edge of a lake, ocean, or other body of water. A beach is often formed of sand or small stones. |
| Chautauqua |
a lake in southwestern New York, or the village located on this lake. [1/3 definitions] |
| Chicago |
a city in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is near the southern tip of Lake Michigan. |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Dead Sea |
a large salt lake between the countries of Israel and Jordan. The Dead Sea lies at about 1300 feet below sea level, which makes it the lowest known place on the surface of the earth. |
| drag |
to search (the bottom of a lake, river, or the like). [1/13 definitions] |
| effluent |
sewage or other liquid waste that flows into a body of water such as a river or lake. |
| epilimnion |
the layer of the water of a lake, above the thermocline, that is warmest and contains the most oxygen. (Cf. hypolimnion.) |
| Erie |
Lake Erie, the most southern of the Great Lakes. It lies between the United States and Canada. [2 definitions] |
| eutrophic |
of or concerning a lake or pond rich in nutrients that cause excessive plant growth, which chokes out the animal life in the water. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship used to carry people, vehicles, and other things across a bay, river, lake, or channel. [2/6 definitions] |
| finger |
something that resembles a finger, such as a lake or peninsula. [1/8 definitions] |
| frontage |
the linear extent of land next to a street, road, river, lake, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Lakes |
a group five large interconnected freshwater lakes on the border between the United States and Canada. The Great Lakes include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. [2 definitions] |
| Huron |
Lake Huron, one of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. [2 definitions] |
| hypolimnion |
the layer of the water of a lake, below the thermocline, that is coldest and contains the least oxygen. (Cf. epilimnion.) |
| ice |
a body of frozen surface water on a lake, pond, sea or river. [1/6 definitions] |
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