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Embayments

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basinsnounA depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
baysnoun(obsolete) Baize.
berriesnounA small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.
blueberriesnoun(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening.
catchmentsnoun(often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
cranberriesnoun(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub.
drainagesnounA natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
lagoonsnounA shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
pondsnounAn inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
poolsnounA small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
racksnoun(metonymic) publication, distribution (of a magazine)
watershedsnoun(hydrology, US, Canada) A region of land within which water flows down into a specified body, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean; a drainage basin.
embankmentsnouna long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
embaynoun(transitive) To shut in, enclose, shelter or trap, such as ships in a bay.
embankmentnouna long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
embayedEnclosed in (or as though in) a bay; harboured.
embankedProtected by or containing embankments.
embanknounto protect by a bank of earth or stone
estuariesnounA coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
embarcationnounAlternative form of embarkation. [The act of embarking.]

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