Oceans and coasts

(oceanography) a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Gr…

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Gr…

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Gr…

land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the childr…

marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs

a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose eject…

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast discon…

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast discon…

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the childr…

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast discon…

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Gr…

there are usually two high and two low tides each day

native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

lower and bring partially inboard; "reef the sailboat's mast"

turbulent water with swells of considerable size; "heavy seas"

support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the childr…

narrow; "strait is the gate"

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose eject…

of or relating to or caused by tides; "tidal wave"

there are usually two high and two low tides each day

small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Gr…

a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures); "a heat wave"

a more intense El Nino that occurs every few years when the welling up of cold nutrient-rich water does not occur; kills plankton and fish and a…

the science of the measurement and description and mapping of the surface waters of the earth with special reference to navigation

an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon

a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore

prop up with a pillow or bolster

a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep"

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)

a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton

a wave of unusually hot weather

a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

an unexpected slide

an unexpected slide

a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent"

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

a current below the surface of a fluid

a current below the surface of a fluid

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

(Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton

corals forming featherlike colonies

the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore

the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore