海湾 — meaning in English

English meaning

• bay noun A body of water partly enclosed by a curve of the coastline.
• embayment noun A bay; an area of water partly enclosed by land.
• gulf noun A large area of sea partly enclosed by land.
• inflection noun (grammar) The way words change their form to show grammatical features such as tense or number.
• plonk verb To put something down heavily or carelessly.
• swill noun Kitchen scraps and liquid waste fed to pigs, or by extension, any low-quality food or drink.
• turn verb To move or rotate around an axis, or to change direction.

Senses

海湾 is used for these senses in English:

• bight A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
• embayment A bay. (the water)
• gulf (geography) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
• inflection A turning away from a straight course.
• plonk (uncountable, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, informal) Cheap or inferior everyday wine.
• swill (by extension) Any disgusting or distasteful liquid.
• turn A change of direction or orientation.
• wimple A curve or bend.

bay — full definition

1. noun A body of water partly enclosed by a curve of the coastline.
2. noun A distinct section or compartment, such as a parking space, loading area, or part of a building.
3. noun The evergreen tree or shrub whose leaves are used as a cooking herb (bay leaf).
4. verb To bark or howl loudly, especially of hunting dogs.
5. adj Reddish-brown in colour, especially describing a horse with a black mane and tail.

embayment — full definition

1. noun A bay; an area of water partly enclosed by land.
2. noun The curved edge of land around a bay.
3. noun An area of land that was once a bay.
4. noun How a bay comes to be formed.

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