embayment
noun
em·bay·ment
im-ˈbā-mənt 
1
: formation of a bay
2
: a bay or a conformation resembling a bay
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Examples of embayment in a Sentence
a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy
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While geographically separated, these coastal embayments are connected by a common biophysical trait that binds them together as the world searches for a way to address the growing climate crisis.
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Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The town's prime spot on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, provides a glorious stretch of white-sanded beach with virtually no crowds.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
Researchers like Hughes have been raising concerns for nearly 50 years about the glaciers that flow into Pine Island Bay and the surrounding Amundsen Sea embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2024
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2024
The town's prime spot on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, provides a glorious stretch of white-sanded beach with virtually no crowds.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 24 July 2023
Researchers like Hughes have been raising concerns for nearly 50 years about the glaciers that flow into Pine Island Bay and the surrounding Amundsen Sea embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Embayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embayment. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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