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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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The meaning of GULF is a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land. How to use gulf in a sentence.
GULF definition: 1. a very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast: 2. the Persian Gulf and the…. Learn more.
GULF meaning: 1. a very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast: 2. the Persian Gulf and the…. Learn more.
a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. a deep hollow; chasm or abyss. Synonyms: split, rift, cleft, gully, gorge, canyon. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. something that engulfs or swallows up.
A gulf is a large area of sea which extends a long way into the surrounding land. ...damage caused by hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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.
Definition of gulf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
GULF meaning: 1. a large area of sea that has land almost all the way around it: 2. an important difference…. Learn more.
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.
