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gulf
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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.

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

gulf
Noun
1. a large deep bay
2. something that divides or separates people, such as a lack of understanding: gradually the gulf between father and son has lessened [Greek kolpos]

gulf  (glf)
A large body of ocean or sea water that is partly surrounded by land.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gulfgulf - 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"
disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
3.gulf - a deep wide chasm
chasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface

gulf
noun 1. bay, bight, sea inlet
Translations
Spanish gulf [gʌlf] ngolfo (= abyss); abismo;
the Gulf → el Golfo (Pérsico)

French gulf [gʌlf] ngolfe m (= abyss); gouffre m;
the (Persian) Gulf → le golfe Persique

German gulf [gʌlf] nGolf m;
(abyss) → Abgrund m (fig) (difference) → Kluft f;
the (Persian) Gulf → der (Persische) Golf

Italian gulf [gʌlf] ngolfo (= abyss); abisso;
the (Persian) Gulf → il Golfo Persico

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