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Word List: Oceans and lakes and rivers - list 3
- channel, channels ['tʃænəl]
(noun) - Definition:
- the physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks
- Example:
- The water coming out of the waterwheel created a standing wave in the channel.
- English Channel
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic
- Example:
- The English Channel is the smallest of the shallow seas around the continental shelf of Europe.
- canal, canals [kæ'nəl]
(noun) - Definition:
- an artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another
- Example:
- The Muzza Canal in Lombardy, Italy is one of the oldest European irrigation canals.
- stream, streams [striːm]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small river; a narrow body of moving water confined by banks
- Example:
- The river close to our house used to be only a narrow stream.
- Synonym(s):brook
- current, currents [ˈkʌɹɛnt]
(noun) - Definition:
- the part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction
- Example:
- Be careful, the current is quite dangerous today!
- tide, tides [taɪd]
(noun) - Definition:
- the periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon
- Example:
- The tides occur with a period of approximately 12 hours and 25 minutes.
- low tide, low tides
(noun) - Definition:
- the tide at its lowest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place
- Example:
- Most coastal areas experience two low tides per day.
- Antonym(s):high tide
- high tide, high tides
(noun) - Definition:
- the natural tide at its highest level for a particular tidal cycle at a certain place
- Example:
- Most coastal areas experience two high tides and two low tides per day.
- Antonym(s):low tide
- ice [aɪs]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- water in frozen (solid) form
- Example:
- Sea ice is largely formed from seawater that freezes.
- iceberg, icebergs ['aɪsbɜːɡ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf
- Example:
- The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank.
- snow [snəʊ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the frozen, crystalline state of water that falls as precipitation
- Example:
- We've had a lot of snow this year.
- island, islands [ˈaɪlænd]
(noun) - Definition:
- a contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water
- Example:
- Fiji is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
- peninsula, peninsulas [ˈpə.nɪns.jə.lə]
(noun) - Definition:
- a piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass
- Example:
- Florida is a large peninsula in the south of the United Sates of America.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/environment-and-nature/countryside/oceans-lakes-and-rivers/list-3/
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