different between gulf vs estuary
gulf
English
Alternative forms
- gulph (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek ?????? (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: g?lf, IPA(key): /??lf/
- Rhymes: -?lf
- Homophone: golf (some speakers)
Noun
gulf (plural gulfs)
- A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- (obsolete) That which swallows; the gullet.
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV. i. 23:
- Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,
- 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, IV. i. 23:
- That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
- (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
- (mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.
- (figuratively) A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
- Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.
- (figuratively) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
- (Oxbridge slang) The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
Derived terms
Synonyms
- (difference): abyss
Translations
Verb
gulf (third-person singular simple present gulfs, present participle gulfing, simple past and past participle gulfed)
- (Oxbridge slang, transitive) To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.
gulf From the web:
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estuary
English
Alternative forms
- æstuary (archaic)
Etymology
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??stj???i/, /??st????i/, /??st???i/
Noun
estuary (plural estuaries)
- A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
- An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
Derived terms
- Estuary English
Translations
See also
- ecotone
Anagrams
- Autreys, Teruyas
estuary From the web:
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- what estuary english
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- what is estuary ecosystem
- what is estuary water
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