Look up: gulf

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   Gulf
   Waters:Northern Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Description (in water): This small (average 3 to 5 lbs.) silver-skinned saltwater school fish, like salmon, is anadromous--every spring it migrates to rivers to spawn in fresh water. Most shad have deep blue backs (hickory shad have gray-green backs) amd silvery sides and bellies. Shad is a member of the herring family. Description (in market): Shad is perhaps the boniest of all fit-to-be-eaten fish, but this does not stop fish lovers from enjoying the...
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   Gulf
   A relatively large portion of sea, partly enclosed by land.
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   Gulf
   [Noun] A short name for the Persian Gulf, the sea between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
   Example: Many rich countries surround the Gulf.
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   gulf
   [n] - an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land 2. [n] - a deep wide chasm 3. [n] - an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
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   Gulf
   Gulf noun [ French golfe , Italian golfo , from Greek ... bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ....] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, « He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between.» Milton. « Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.» Luke xvi. 26. 2. That which swallows; the gullet. [ Obs ...
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   gulf
   1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, 'He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between.' (Milton) 'Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.' (Luke xvi. 26) ... 2. That which swallows; the gullet. ... 3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. 'A gulf of ruin, swallowing gold.' (Tennyson) ... 4. < ...
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   gulf
   disconnect noun 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`
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   gulf
   a body of water existing within a large embayment of a continental coastline
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   Gulf
   `Gulf` can refer to: *A bay, usually referring to a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. For example, the Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. *`Gulf` is also a novella by Robert A. Heinlein. *`The Gulf` is also a surreal rock band from Cambridge, MA. * A company, see Gulf Oil * JWA Gulf, the Gulf Oil sponsored, 1960s and 1970s motorracing team of John Wyer * Gulf, North Carolina in the United States * Gulf Coun...
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    Gulf
    • (n.) That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. • (n.) A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, • (n.) A large deposit of ore in a lode. • (n.) That which swallows; the gullet. • (n.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf o...
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    Gulf
    (from the article `art and architecture, Oceanic`) The succession of cultures situated along the vast Gulf of Papua and in the deltas of the rivers flowing into it produced one of the richest ...
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    gulf
    any large coastal indentation. A gulf is similar to a bay both in terms of shape and of origin, but it generally occupies a larger area.[2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/81