11
cove(noun, sound, arm, bay, mouth)
9
inlet(noun, sound, arm, haven, bay)
7
bay(noun, sound, mouth, harbor, outlet)
7
gulf(noun, sound, arm, pool, sea)
7
bight(noun, sound, arm, bay, mouth)
7
creek(noun, river, outlet, gulf lake)
7
sound(noun, bay, mouth, harbor, outlet)
6
fiord(noun, gulf lake)
5
estuary(noun, gulf lake)
5
armlet(noun, gulf lake)
5
strait(noun, gulf lake)
5
swamp
4
brook(noun, river, outlet)
4
confluent
4
firth(sound, arm, bay, mouth, harbor)
4
marsh(noun, pool, slough, wetland)
4
mouth
4
river(noun, river, outlet)
4
stream(noun, river, outlet)
3
backwater(noun, stream, outlet)
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