gulf
/ɡʌlf/ nom C1En français : golfe
- A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- 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
- A large deposit of ore in a lode.
- A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
- 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.
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Since Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St.
A bridge spanned it midway and from there to its lower end, where an amber-hued belt of sand-hills shut it in from the dark blue gulf beyond, the water was a glory of many shifting hues--the most spiritual shadings of crocus and rose and ethereal green, with other elusive tintings for which no name has ever been found.
The shore road was “woodsy and wild and lonesome.” On the right hand, scrub firs, their spirits quite unbroken by long years of tussle with the gulf winds, grew thickly.
Lawrence Gulf seemed to rim in the splendor like a huge bowl of pearl and sapphire brimmed with wine and fire.
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