Meaning

8 senses
  1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

    a deep wide chasm

  2. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.

  3. A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea

    the Gulf of Mexico

    the Persian Gulf

    Golf, Meerbusen, Bucht

    зали́вzalív, пучи́наpučína

    зато́каzatóka, зали́вzalýv

    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

  4. A large deposit of ore in a lode.

  5. (figuratively)A wide interval or gap; a separating space.

  6. (figuratively)A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.

  7. The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

  8. (obsolete)That which swallows; the gullet.

Examples

64 sentences
  1. The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

    ruРека Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.

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  2. A gulf divided him from them.

    ruОт них его отделял залив.

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  3. There is a gulf between our opinions.

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  4. I'm a veteran of the Gulf War.

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  5. How do you feel about the Gulf War?

    Що ви думаєте про війну у Персидській затоці?

    deWas denkst du über den Golfkrieg?

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late

From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colfos, from Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos, “bosom, gulf”), of obscure origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kʷelp- (“to curve, arch”).

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Forms

plural: gulfs
Singulargulf
Pluralgulfs

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
difference:riftC2abyss
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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