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G0309700 (gŭlf)n.1. Abbr. G. A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait.2. A deep, wide chasm; an abyss.3. A wide gap, as in understanding: "the gulf between the Victorian sensibility and our own" (Babette Deutsch).4. Something, such as a whirlpool, that draws down or engulfs.tr.v. gulfed, gulf·ing, gulfs To engulf.

[Middle English goulf, from Old French golfe, from Old Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, colfus, from Greek kolpos, bosom, gulf.]

gulf

(ɡʌlf) n1. (Physical Geography) a large deep bay2. (Physical Geography) a deep chasm3. something that divides or separates, such as a lack of understanding4. something that engulfs, such as a whirlpoolvb (tr) to swallow up; engulf[C14: from Old French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Greek kolpos] ˈgulfˌlike adj ˈgulfy adj

Gulf

(ɡʌlf) n1. (Placename) the Persian Gulf2. (Placename) a. the Gulf of Carpentariab. (modifier) of, relating to, or adjoining the Gulf: Gulf country. 3. (Placename) NZ the Hauraki Gulf

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n. 1. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. 2. a deep hollow; abyss. 3. any wide divergence, as between individuals in social status, opinion, etc., or between theory and practice. 4. something that engulfs or swallows up. v.t. 5. to swallow up; engulf. [1300–50; < Old French golfe < Italian golfo < Late Greek kólphos, Greek kólpos bosom, lap, bay]

gulf

(gŭlf) A large body of ocean or sea water that is partly surrounded by land.

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Past participle: gulfed
Gerund: gulfing

Imperative
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Present
I gulf
you gulf
he/she/it gulfs
we gulf
you gulf
they gulf

Preterite
I gulfed
you gulfed
he/she/it gulfed
we gulfed
you gulfed
they gulfed

Present Continuous
I am gulfing
you are gulfing
he/she/it is gulfing
we are gulfing
you are gulfing
they are gulfing

Present Perfect
I have gulfed
you have gulfed
he/she/it has gulfed
we have gulfed
you have gulfed
they have gulfed

Past Continuous
I was gulfing
you were gulfing
he/she/it was gulfing
we were gulfing
you were gulfing
they were gulfing

Past Perfect
I had gulfed
you had gulfed
he/she/it had gulfed
we had gulfed
you had gulfed
they had gulfed

Future
I will gulf
you will gulf
he/she/it will gulf
we will gulf
you will gulf
they will gulf

Future Perfect
I will have gulfed
you will have gulfed
he/she/it will have gulfed
we will have gulfed
you will have gulfed
they will have gulfed

Future Continuous
I will be gulfing
you will be gulfing
he/she/it will be gulfing
we will be gulfing
you will be gulfing
they will be gulfing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gulfing
you have been gulfing
he/she/it has been gulfing
we have been gulfing
you have been gulfing
they have been gulfing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gulfing
you will have been gulfing
he/she/it will have been gulfing
we will have been gulfing
you will have been gulfing
they will have been gulfing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gulfing
you had been gulfing
he/she/it had been gulfing
we had been gulfing
you had been gulfing
they had been gulfing

Conditional
I would gulf
you would gulf
he/she/it would gulf
we would gulf
you would gulf
they would gulf

Past Conditional
I would have gulfed
you would have gulfed
he/she/it would have gulfed
we would have gulfed
you would have gulfed
they would have gulfed

gulf

A very big and deep coastal inlet, larger than a bay.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gulf - an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a baybody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	2.	gulf - an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"disconnect, disconnectiondisparity - inequality or difference in some respect
	3.	gulf - a deep wide chasmchasm - a deep opening in the earth's surface

gulf

noun1. bay, bight, sea inlet Hurricane Andrew was last night heading into the Gulf of Mexico.2. chasm, opening, split, gap, rent, breach, separation, void, rift, abyss, cleft the gulf between rural and urban life

gulf

nounSomething of immeasurable and vast extent:abysm, abyss, chasm, deep, depth (often used in plural).

Translations

海湾

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(galf) noun a part of the sea with land round a large part of it. the Gulf of Mexico.海湾

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For names of bodies of water beginning thus, see second part; e.g., for Gulf of Mexico, see Mexico, Gulf ofMexico, Gulf of,
arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.700,000 sq mi (1,813,000 sq km), SE North America. The Gulf stretches more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from west to east and c.800 mi (1,290 km) from north to south.
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Gulf

bay, a part of an ocean, sea, or lake that extends inland but has a free exchange of water with the main body of water.

The hydrologic and hydrochemical conditions of a gulf (bay) are identical to the conditions of the body of water of which it is a part. In isolated cases local peculiarities of climate and continental flow can give to the hydrologic characteristics of the surface layer of a gulf (bay) some distinguishing features. Among the largest gulfs (bays) of the world’s oceans are the Gulf of Alaska, the Bay of Bengal, the Bay of Biscay, the Great Australian Bight, and the Gulf of Guinea. In a number of cases the name “gulf” (bay) has been attached to bodies of water that, by their hydrologic conditions, are seas (the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of California).

International law of gulfs (bays). The waters of gulfs (bays), like the waters of ports and sounds, are internal waters of the littoral state, that is, they are subject to its exclusive jurisdiction if the width of the entrance to the gulf (bay) does not exceed the size specified by international law. At the Geneva Conference on Maritime Law in 1958 a resolution was accepted by virtue of which a gulf (bay) with an entrance no greater than 24 nautical miles in width should belong to internal waters, provided its shores belong to one state. If the shores belong to two or more states, the control of the waters is decided by the states by mutual agreement, with consideration for the rightful interests of other states. International practice also recognizes as internal waters several so-called historical gulfs (bays), independent of the width of the entrance into them, by virtue of particular historical, economic, or other conditions: for example, Peter the Great Bay in the USSR, Hudson Bay in Canada, and the Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel in France.

gulf

[gəlf] (geography) An abyss or chasm. A large extension of the sea partially enclosed by land.

gulf

1. a large deep bay 2. a deep chasm

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the1. the Persian Gulf 2. Australa. the Gulf of Carpentaria b. of, relating to, or adjoining the Gulf 3. NZ the Hauraki Gulf

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noun bay

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noun chasm

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noun something of immeasurable and vast extent

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noun an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land

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noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

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noun a deep wide chasm

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