Water - Water
De belangrijkste begrippen
| vijver | pond |
| beek | stream |
| rivier | river |
| kanaal | canal |
| gracht | canal |
| meer | lake |
| oever | shore |
| zee | sea |
| haven | harbour (UK) harbor (USA) |
| oceaan | ocean |
| duin | dune |
| strand | beach |
| kust | coast |
| waterval | 1) waterfall 2) cascade |
Een uitgebreide lijst van waterterminologie
| vijver | pond |
| sloot | ditch |
| beek | stream |
| klein beekje | brook |
| kreek | creek |
| rivier | river |
| rivierbron | river source / headwaters |
| zijrivier | tributary |
| aftakking | distributary |
| rivierarm | arm of a river |
| rivierbedding | river bed |
| meander | meander |
| vlechtende rivier | braided river |
| riviermonding | estuary |
| rivierdelta | river delta |
| kanaal | canal |
| gracht | canal |
| meer | lake |
| oever | shore |
| rivieroever | riverbank / riverside |
| zee | sea |
| binnenzee | inland sea |
| randzee | marginal sea |
| zeestraat | strait |
| haven | harbour (UK) / harbor (USA) |
| kade | wharf |
| oceaan | ocean |
| duin | dune |
| strand | beach |
| zeebodem | seabed / bottom of the sea |
| trog | trench |
| kust | coast |
| zoet water | freshwater |
| zout water | saline water |
| brak water | brackish water |
| waterspiegel | water surface |
| tij | tide |
| eb | low tide / ebb |
| vloed | high tide |
| stormvloed | storm surge / tidal surge / storm tide |
| springtij | spring tide |
| stroom | stream |
| stroomopwaarts | upstream |
| stroomafwaarts | downstream |
| tegen de stroom in | against the current |
| stroomgebied | drainage basin |
| lagune | lagoon |
| baai | bay |
| golf (grote baai) |
gulf |
| golf (waterbeweging) |
wave |
| bron | source |
| grondwater | groundwater |
| waterput | water well |
| warmwaterbron | hot spring |
| geiser | geyser |
| waterval | waterfall / cascade |
| dijk | dike |
| uiterwaard | washland |
| wad | mudflat |
| zandbank | shoal / sandbank |
| sluis | sluice |
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"Het leven is als een doosje bonbons: je weet nooit wat je nu weer gaat krijgen.
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
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