bay, embayment
(noun) an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
12 May 2024
(verb) summon to return; “The ambassador was recalled to his country”; “The company called back many of the workers it had laid off during the recession”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
