Embayment

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  • noun. A bay or baylike shape.
  • noun. The formation of a bay.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A part of the sea closed in and sheltered by capes or promontories.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A bay.
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  • noun. A bay.
  • noun. the process by which a bay is formed
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  • noun. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
    • Word Usage
    "So, the location of the end of the embayment is a wild guess."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    body of water  water  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Abukir  Andaman Sea  Bay of Bengal  Bay of Biscay  Bay of Fundy  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    claimant  copayment  downpayment  nonpayment  payment  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bay  
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