An indentation of the sea into the land with a wide opening.

A curved recess; a cavity, hollow interior; a sinus. A concave bend in a coastline, or the part of the sea embraced by it; a bay. Obsolete.

Geography. A portion of the sea partially enclosed by a more or less extensive sweep of the coast; often taking its name from the adjoining land.

= gulf, n.

An opening, a bay. Obsolete.

A bay. Obsolete.

A stretch of water between two headlands; a bay, esp. a shallow or slightly receding bay. Also figurative.

The mouth or estuary of a river; a bay, a gulf. Now rare.

A gulf or bay. Obsolete. rare. (Cf. sinus, n. 5.)

A break in a coast, a bay, harbour. Obsolete. Cf. break, n.1 7b.

A recess or point of a bay or inlet which is most remote from the open sea. Obsolete.

A stretch of water that a ship, boat, etc., must pass through or over in order to progress in a particular direction; esp. one which presents…

A bay, gulf, or arm of the sea; = sine, n.2 1.

concrete. A portion of water or coast forming a bay.