Table Bay

American  

[tey-buhl] / ˈteɪ bəl /

noun

1. a NW-facing bay forming the harbor of Cape Town, in Western Cape province, SW South Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. 12 miles (19 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.

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Table Bay British  

noun

1. the large bay on which Cape Town is situated, on the SW coast of South Africa

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Example Sentences

By day, the two men roamed the sidewalks near South Africa’s Table Bay, selling knockoff watches and soccer jerseys.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2015

Unusually for this time of year, it is a still day: I see offshore a sort of mirage, a low piece of land, floating in the waters of Table Bay.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2010

Its troubles began in 1652, when three small ships under the command of Jan van Riebeeck sailed into Table Bay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, out in Table Bay, in the dark blue waters of the Adantic, we could make out the misty outline of Robben Island.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

There were mixed kids in South Africa nine months after the first Dutch boats hit the beach in Table Bay.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah