waterscape

American

[waw-ter-skeyp, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌskeɪp, ˈwɒt ər- /

noun

a picture or view of the sea or other body of water.

waterscape British

/ ˈwɔːtəˌskeɪp /

noun

a picture, view, or representation of a body of water

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Etymology

Origin of waterscape

First recorded in 1850–55; water + -scape

Example Sentences

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"At Holnicote we literally saw more nature move back in, within just three months of the project's completion as this new complex waterscape started to "bed in" and thrive," explains Mr McCarthy.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2023

Brown surveys his waterscape: hatching mayflies being devoured by dive-bombing swallows and ever-present coots nibbling on the budding hydrilla.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2022

As a result, the team at E-Line Media has taken pains to depict a waterscape and soundscape that prioritize the beauty and mystery of the ocean.

From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2020

All this on a peninsula that has been accurately described as a waterscape elevated by porous limestone and fragile karst geology.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2018

It was rather a waterscape than a landscape, a thing of flooded meadows and low trees and the dark archway of a bridge.

From The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

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