25
intake
18
bay(noun, territory, body, sound, arm)
14
creek(noun, sound, arm, channel, bay)
12
entrance(noun, place, beginning, opening, box)
12
cove(noun, territory, body, sound, arm)
12
estuary(noun, sound, opening, box, arm)
12
mouth(noun, beginning, opening, entrance, haven)
11
entry(noun, way, beginning, opening, entrance)
11
strait(noun, sound, interval, arm, channel)
10
access(noun, opening, entry, doorway)
10
bight(noun, territory, body, sound, arm)
10
gulf(noun, sound, interval, arm, bay)
10
orifice(noun, beginning, opening)
9
opening(noun, opening, box, entrance, entry)
9
sound(noun, arm, channel, passage, bay)
8
fiord(noun, haven, gulf lake, cove)
8
fjord(noun, sound, narrow, arm, channel)
8
passage(noun, sound, opening, arm, entry)
7
aperture(noun, opening)
7
bayou(noun, sound, arm, haven, bay)
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