gulf
A hollow place in the earthA hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
» The Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Река Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.
Meaning
8 sensesA hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
a deep wide chasm
That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
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
A large deposit of ore in a lode.
(figuratively)A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
(figuratively)A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.
(obsolete)That which swallows; the gullet.
Examples
64 sentencesThe Mississippi River flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
ruРека Миссисипи впадает в Мексиканский залив.
A gulf divided him from them.
ruОт них его отделял залив.
There is a gulf between our opinions.
I'm a veteran of the Gulf War.
How do you feel about the Gulf War?
Що ви думаєте про війну у Персидській затоці?
deWas denkst du über den Golfkrieg?
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gulf, goulf, golf, from Old French golf, from Italian golfo, from LateFrom 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: gulfsSynonyms
4 synonyms- an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding):disconnectdisconnection