Synonyms and antonyms of Areas of land around rivers, lakes and seas in British Thesaurus

bank (noun)

a raised area of land along the side of a river

basin (noun)

a large area of land whose surface water all flows into a particular river or lake

bay (noun)

an area of the coast where the land curves inwards

beach (noun)

an area of sand or small stones beside the sea or a lake

bight (noun)

a long curved part of the coast or a large river

bund (noun)

Indian English a raised area of land around a rice field or a reservoir that is designed to keep water in

cape (noun)

a large area of land that continues further out into the sea than the land it is part of. This word is often used in the names of places.

catchment area (noun)

the area of land around a river or lake that it gets its water from

coast (noun)

an area of land beside a sea

coastline (noun)

the land along a coast, especially when seen from the sea or the air

delta (noun)

an area where a river divides into several smaller rivers that flow into the sea

dockside (noun)

the area next to a dock

dune (noun)

a hill of sand on a beach or in a desert

flats (noun)

a low flat area of land, usually wet land near a large area of water

flood plain (noun)

a flat area of land near a river that often floods when the water level rises

foreshore (noun)

a narrow area of land beside a sea, a lake, or a wide river, between the water and where trees or houses begin

foreshore (noun)

the area of land beside a sea, between the highest and lowest points that the water reaches

front (noun)

the area along the edge of the sea or a lake in a town

ghat (noun)

Indian English in India, the steps leading down to a river or lake where people wash themselves

headland (noun)

a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea

heritage coast (noun)

a part of a coast that is considered to be of special value, either because it is very beautiful or for environmental reasons, and that cannot therefore be built on

isthmus (noun)

a narrow piece of land that joins two larger areas and has water on both sides

lakeside (noun)

the land that surrounds a lake

lido (noun)

British a beach

mudflats (noun)

areas of wet land that are covered by the sea at high tide (=when it is at its highest level)

neck (noun)

a long narrow piece of land or area of water

oceanfront (adjective)

mainly American on an area of land next to the sea. The British word is seafront

peninsula (noun)

a long piece of land that is mostly surrounded by water, but is joined at one end to a larger area of land

point (noun)

a piece of land that stretches out into an area of water

promenade (noun)

a place to walk, usually next to a beach

promontory (noun)

a narrow piece of land that sticks out into the sea

quayside (noun)

the area around a quay or at the edge of it

river bank (noun)

the land at the side of a river

riverside (noun)

the land at the side of a river

sandbank (noun)

an area of sand that is formed in or at the edge of a river or sea

sand dune (noun)

a hill of sand that is formed by the wind in a desert or near a beach

seaboard (noun)

the part of a country that is next to the sea

seashore (noun)

a piece of land next to the sea, especially a beach

seaside (noun)

at the seaside, or taking place there

the seaside (noun)

an area that is near the sea, especially one where people go for a holiday

shore (noun)

the land that is on the edge of a lake, river, or sea

shoreline (noun)

the edge of a sea, lake, or large river

shores (noun)

literary used about a country or area of land that has a border on the sea

slough (noun)

American a low-lying grassy area that often floods

spit (noun)

a long narrow area of land that stretches out into the sea or a lake

strand (noun)

a beach or area at the edge of a sea, lake, or river

tongue (noun)

a long narrow piece of land that continues out into a sea, lake etc

waterfront (noun)

an area that is next to a river, lake, or the sea

water meadow (noun)

British a field next to a river that fills with water when the river floods

waterside (noun)

an area that is next to a river, lake, or the sea