EMBAYMENT

bay, embayment

(noun) an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

embayment (plural embayments)

A bay. (the water)

The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water)

A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment.

The process by which a bay is formed.

Source: Wiktionary


Em*bay"ment, n.

Definition: A bay. [R.] The embayment which is terminated by the land of North Berwick. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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