noun
embayment
Embayment (noun) means a bay. (the water).
noun
1
A bay. (the water)
2
The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water)
3
A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment.
4
The process by which a bay is formed.
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Etymology
From em- + bay + -ment.
Rhymes for embayment
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What is the meaning of embayment?
"embayment" (noun) means a bay. (the water).
What are the different meanings of embayment?
"embayment" has 3 main meanings: 1. A bay. (the water); 2. The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water); 3. A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment.