surrounded by water
Marooned on land
Surrounded by water describes something with water on all sides.
The phrase most often applies to islands and other landmasses: The castle, surrounded by water, was virtually impregnable.
It can describe anything encircled by water—a swimmer, a flooded house, a ship at sea.
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- desert islandIsolated landmass, no inhabitants
- oceanMassive saltwater body
- moatDefensive water ditch
- strandedLeft without means to leave
lost at sea · isolated · cut off · no man's land · high and dry · archipelago · lagoon · tidal pool · atoll · shipwrecked · castaway · marooned · Robinson Crusoe · coastal · shore · tide · sea level rise · waves
geographic water access
surrounded by waterlandlocked
Having no sea access
inland · continental · interior · waterless · arid
surround, surrounds, surrounding, surroundings, surrounded, water, waters, watered, watering