Mobile Bay

[ moh-beel ]

noun

1. a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.

Example Sentences

Besides the regular ship channel there were two shallow entrances to Mobile Bay, through which blockade-runners passed.

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Please forward with all possible despatch to the naval officer commanding at Mobile Bay the following order.

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Mobile is situated on the west side of the Mobile bay, in a position elevated above the overflow of the river.

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Early on the morning of August fifth, Farragut put his fleet in motion to enter Mobile bay.

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Thus ended the battle of Mobile Bay, Farragut's crowning victory.

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