Before revision: An inland sea (also known as an epeiric sea or an epicontinental sea) or enclosed sea is a continental body of water or a gulf which is very large in area and is either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to an ocean by a river, strait or an inlet .
After revision: An inland sea (also known as an epeiric sea or an epicontinental sea) or enclosed sea is a continental body of water or a gulf which is very large in area and is either completely surrounded by dry land or connected to an ocean by a river, strait or "arm of the sea" .