gulf

gulf  (glf)

n.

1. Abbr. G. 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.

tr.v. gulfed, gulf·ing, gulfs

To engulf.

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[Middle English goulf, from Old French golfe, from Old Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, colfus, from Greek kolpos, bosom, gulf.]

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gulf [gʌlf]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large deep bay

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a deep chasm

3. something that divides or separates, such as a lack of understanding

4. something that engulfs, such as a whirlpool

vb

(tr) to swallow up; engulf

[from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Greek kolpos]

gulflike  adj

gulfy  adj

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Gulf [gʌlf]

n

the

1. (Placename) the Persian Gulf

2. (Placename) Austral

a.  the Gulf of Carpentaria

b.  (modifier) of, relating to, or adjoining the Gulf Gulf country

3. (Placename) NZ the Hauraki Gulf

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gulf  (glf)

A large body of ocean or sea water that is partly surrounded by land.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gulf - an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	2.	gulf - an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" disconnect, disconnection disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
	3.	gulf - a deep wide chasm chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface

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gulf

noun

1. bay, bight, sea inlet Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.

2. chasm, opening, split, gap, rent, breach, separation, void, rift, abyss, cleft the gulf between rural and urban life

Translations

gulf [gʌlf]

A. N (= bay) → golfo m; (= chasm) (also fig) → abismo m
the (Persian) Gulf → el Golfo(Pérsico)
the Gulf of Mexico → el Golfo de Méjico or (LAm) México
the Gulf of Suez → el Golfo de Suez

B. CPD the Gulf States NPL → los países del Golfo
the Gulf Stream N → la corriente del Golfo

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Gulf [ˈgʌlf] n
the Gulf → le Golfe (Persique) Gulf Crisis

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gulf [ˈgʌlf] n

(GEOGRAPHY) → golfe m

(= divide) → fossé m
a growing gulf between rich and poor → un fossé de plus en plus important entre les riches et les pauvres
Gulf Crisis Gulf crisis n
the Gulf Crisis → la crise du Golfe
Gulf of Mexico n
the Gulf of Mexico → le golfe du Mexique
Gulf States npl
the Gulf States (in Middle East) → les pays mpl du Golfe; (in US) → les États mpl du golfe du Mexique

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gulf

n

(= bay) → Golf m, → Meerbusen m; the Gulf of Mexico → der Golf von Mexiko; the Gulf of Bothnia → der Bottnische Meerbusen; the (Persian) Gulf → der (Persische) Golf

(lit, fig: = chasm) → tiefe Kluft

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Gulf:

Gulf States

pl the Gulf → die Golfstaaten pl

Gulf Stream

n → Golfstrom m

Gulf War

n → Golfkrieg m

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gulf [gʌlf] n (bay) → golfo; (chasm, also) (fig) → abisso
the (Persian) Gulf → il Golfo Persico

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gulf [gʌlf] n (bay) → golfo; (chasm, also) (fig) → abisso
the (Persian) Gulf → il Golfo Persico

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gulf

n gulf [galf]

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