gulf
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/ɡʌlf/
🇬🇧
/ɡʌlf/
noun
R
A large sea area partly surrounded by land
The Gulf of Mexico is a large body of water between the US and Mexico.
R
The Persian Gulf, the sea between Arabia and Iran
The Persian Gulf is an important shipping route for oil.
R
A big difference between people or groups in thinking or feeling
There is a huge gulf between their political views.
R
A wide deep hole in the ground
The earthquake created a deep gulf in the earth.
translation
A large sea area partly surrounded by land; The Persian Gulf, the sea between Arabia and Iran; A big difference between people or groups in thinking or feeling; A wide deep hole in the ground
Word Forms
Plural
gulfs