No. 10,609 in Russian
водоем
A body of water.
In a sentence
Вблизи моего дома есть небольшой водоем.
Near my house, there is a small water body.
The word 'водоем' refers to a small lake or water body near a specific location.
Водоемы служат важными источниками пресной воды.
Water bodies serve as important sources of fresh water.
The term 'водоемы' is used in the plural form to discuss water bodies in a general context.
Мы гуляли вокруг водоема, наслаждаясь природой.
We walked around the water body, enjoying nature.
Here, 'водоем' describes a specific water body around which an action—walking—occurred.
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