| bay1 |
a part of a sea or lake that cuts into a coastline and is partly surrounded by land. |
| Belize |
a Central American country on the Caribbean Sea, bordered by Guatemala and Mexico. The capital of Belize is Belmopan. [1/2 definitions] |
| Black Sea |
a sea that lies between Europe and Asia. It is surrounded by Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania. |
| blowhole |
a hole in ice that covers a body of water. Whales and other sea mammals come to blowholes to breathe. [1/3 definitions] |
| blubber |
the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals. [1/2 definitions] |
| breaker1 |
a heavy ocean wave that breaks into foam on the shore or at sea. |
| burial |
the act of putting a dead body underground or in the sea. |
| bury |
to put in a grave or tomb, or in the sea. [1/2 definitions] |
| Caribbean |
a sea that is an extension of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the West Indies and Central and South America. [3 definitions] |
| Caspian Sea |
a large inland sea in Asia surrounded by the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. |
| chalk |
a soft, white limestone that comes mostly from tiny sea shells. [1/3 definitions] |
| Chang Jiang River |
the longest river of Asia, flowing from Tibet through central China into the East China Sea. An older name in English for the Chang Jiang River is the Yangtze River. |
| China Sea |
see "East China Sea," "South China Sea." |
| conch |
a sea animal with a soft body and a large, spiral shell. Conches are carnivorous mollusks that eat smaller mollusks such as clams. Several kinds of conches live in warm parts of the ocean all around the world. Conches are closely related to snails. [1/2 definitions] |
| coral |
the hard skeleton of tiny sea animals called corals. Most kinds of corals live in warm tropical oceans, and their thousands of skeletons form reefs and atolls. [1/3 definitions] |
| coral reef |
a structure that rises up from the bottom of the sea and is made up of the hard skeletons of tiny sea animals called corals. Coral reefs are found in warm, shallow sea waters around the world. The largest system of coral reefs is found in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia. |
| Coral Sea |
a part of the southern Pacific Ocean located off the northwestern coast of Australia. The Coral Sea is the location of the largest collection of coral reefs in the world. |
| cork |
a kind of oak that has a thick, soft bark. Corks grow near the Mediterranean Sea. [1/4 definitions] |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Croatia |
a country that is bordered by the Adriatic Sea and by the countries of Slovenia, Hungary, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital of Croatia is Zagreb. |
| Cuba |
a country on the largest island in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea. Havana is the capital of Cuba. |