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Gulf
1/ ɡʌlf /
noun
- the Persian Gulf
- the Gulf of Carpentaria
- modifier of, relating to, or adjoining the Gulf
Gulf country
- the Hauraki Gulf
gulf
2/ ɡʌlf /
noun
- a large deep bay
- a deep chasm
- something that divides or separates, such as a lack of understanding
- something that engulfs, such as a whirlpool
verb
- tr to swallow up; engulf
gulf
/ gŭlf /
- A large body of ocean or sea water that is partly surrounded by land.
Derived Forms
- ˈgulfˌlike, adjective
- ˈgulfy, adjective
Other Words From
- gulflike adjective
- gulfy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gulf1
Word History and Origins
Origin of gulf1
Example Sentences
Turnage, who objected to delaying second doses, focused his testimony on the city’s effort to address the gulf in vaccine appointments between the wealthiest and poorest wards.
Over the six day window, the Preference and Prediction Surveys showed a widening gulf.
Then there’s the growing gulf between the haves and have-nots when it comes to the two pillars of AI, data and hardware.
A first of its kind analysis of division data by the Arizona Daily Star and ProPublica shows the gulf between Arizona’s reputation and the reality faced by families seeking assistance for their loved ones.
No protocol will let Martian devices communicate with Earth devices in real time, but a DTN can ensure that messages make their way across the gulf between planets eventually.
The outlets giving these pronouncements the most airtime are Arabic news stations in the Gulf.
But The Pinkprint gives little consideration to the gulf between her various musical selves.
Sadly, laws throughout the Middle East—from North Africa to the Gulf—limit the rights of religious minorities and non-believers.
In the south, the Gulf States view their Persian nuclear neighbor as a permanent archenemy.
A sign that the Gulf States and/or Turkey told the White House they were getting out if the footsie continued?
Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
There are two principal bays of vast size, one called the gulf of St. Lawrence, the other French bay.
But this port (to obviate misunderstanding) is not on the Ocean lying eastward, but on that gulf which I have called French bay.
On one hand is the yawning gulf of social catastrophe represented by socialism.
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