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gulf
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
Synonyms Examples "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends" "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)Nearly twenty-five years before , Captain_John_Davis had noted , as he sailed near the Arctic_Circle , `` a very great gulf , the water whirling and roaring , as_it_were the meeting of tides '' . Related terms body_of_water Gulf_of_Mexico Gulf_of_Suez Gulf_of_California Gulf_of_Bothnia gulf_of_antalya gulf_of_saint_lawrence Gulf_of_Aqaba Gulf_of_Oman Gulf_of_Corinth gulf_of_aden gulf_of_alaska gulf_of_finland Gulf_of_Guinea Persian_Gulf gulf_of_sidra gulf_of_tehuantepec gulf_of_siam carpenteria bay_of_ob gulf_of_riga gulf_of_venice sea |
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[ noun ] a deep wide chasm
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