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Gulf synonyms

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Iran/Iraq (related)
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ravine (related)
A long, deep hollow in the earth's surface, esp. one worn by the action of a stream; large gully or small gorge
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bay (related)
Sick bay
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expanse (related)
The definition of an expanse is the distance to which something can grow or expand, or a vast open surface.
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abyss
Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
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falklands (related)
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vietnam (related)
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balkans (related)
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abysm
(Now chiefly literary) An abyss; a gulf, a chasm, a very deep hole. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
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depth
The degree of richness or intensity:
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inlet
A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.
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sound
(Geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
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cove
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds. [from 16th c.]
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distance
The full period or length of a contest or game:
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hiatus
A vacation, break from work.
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interregnum
The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.
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basin
A region drained by a single river system:
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bayou
A sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands, marshes, or plantation grounds.
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chasm
Any break or gap
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gap
An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach:
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maelstrom
Any violent or turbulent situation.
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opening
Something that is a beginning.
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rapids
Plural form of rapid
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separation
The act or process of moving apart or forcing something apart:
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vortex
A whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center, into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool
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whirlpool
A rapidly rotating current of water or other liquid that sucks everything near it toward its center. The meeting of two tides can create a whirlpool.
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deep
Deep means a part of water, earth or space that is known to be one of most extreme known to science.
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high (related)
(Informal) A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
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  • Favoured by its proximity to two great waterways and by its two ports, Nisaea on the Saronic and Pegae on the Corinthian Gulf, Megara took a prominent part in the commercial expansion of Greece from the 8th century onwards, and for two hundred years enjoyed prosperity out of proportion to the slight resources of its narrow territory.

  • Is the gulf far from here?

  • On the way back to the house, Alex offered to take them to the gulf for a family outing.

  • In the Gulf of Carpentaria are numerous islands, the largest bearing the Dutch name of Groote Eylandt.

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