English

Alternative spellings
gulph i|obsolete

Etymology
F. golfe, It. golfo

Pronunciation
IPA|/g�lf/
audio|en-us-gulf.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
2. obsolete That which swallows; the gullet. w:William Shakespeare
3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy. w:William Shakespeare
4. geography A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico or Persian Gulf.
5. mining A large deposit of ore in a lode.

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Translations)
trans-top|geography
Bosnian: zaliv#Bosnian|zaliv m
Russian: залив m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: залив#Serbian|залив m
:Latin: zaliv#Serbian|zaliv m
trans-mid
Spanish: golfo#Spanish|golfo m
Swedish: golf
trans-bottom

Category:Mining

el:gulf
fa:gulf
fr:gulf
io:gulf
it:gulf
fi:gulf
te:gulf
vi:gulf
zh:gulf

• 2007-11-22 18:20 - RJFJR - SP: land-locked -> [[landlocked]]

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