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- Dictionarygulf/ɡʌlf/
noun
- 1. a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth. Similar
- 2. a deep ravine, chasm, or abyss. Similar
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A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay. The term was used traditionally for large, highly indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by the coastline. [1]
GULF definition: 1. a very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast: 2. the Persian Gulf and the…. Learn more.
1. : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land. 2. : a deep chasm : abyss. 3. : whirlpool. 4. : a wide gap. the gulf between generations. gulf. 2 of 2. verb. gulfed; gulfing; gulfs. transitive verb. : engulf. Synonyms. Noun. arm. bay. bight. cove. creek [chiefly British] embayment. estuary. firth. fjord. fiord.
Gulf definition: a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land.. See examples of GULF used in a sentence.
A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait. 2. A deep, wide chasm; an abyss. 3. A wide gap, as in understanding: "the gulf between the Victorian sensibility and our own" (Babette Deutsch). 4. Something, such as a whirlpool, that draws down or engulfs.
A gulf is an important or significant difference between two people, things, or groups. Within society, there is a growing gulf between rich and poor. [+ between] ...the gulf between rural and urban life. [+ between] Synonyms: chasm, opening, split, gap More Synonyms of gulf. 2. countable noun.
Definition of gulf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GULF definition: 1. a large area of sea that has land almost all the way around it: 2. an important difference…. Learn more.
Deep, wide and often filled with water, a gulf is any vast and seemingly unbridgeable area. You've probably heard of the Gulf of Mexico, that large body of water that's partly surrounded by land. But a gulf doesn't have to be all about the ocean.
GULF meaning: 1 : a large area of ocean that is partly surrounded by land often used in proper names often used before another noun; 2 : a difference between two people, groups, or things often + between.
