gulf

[US]/ɡʌlf/
[UK]/ɡʌlf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a body of water partially enclosed by land; a deep chasm; a swirling motion; a division

vt. to swallow up

Phrases & Collocations

Persian Gulf

Gulf of Mexico

Arabian Gulf

gulf war

gulf coast

gulf of aden

beibu gulf

gulf stream

gulf of guinea

gulf cooperation council

gulf state

Example Sentences

the gulf between rich and poor

There is a gulf between the two cities.

a wide gulf between theory and practice.

The river flows southeastward to the gulf.

popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.

The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.

He saw the phosphorescence of the Gulf weed in the water.

since the Gulf war, the term has gained new currency.

weakfish of southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts of United States.

Moreover, it use the Gulf War to argufy how to form an winning coalition and the Conflict in Northern Ireland to proof thr application of Building the Momentun.

Crevalle jack (Caranx hippos) are a common sight at the mouth of the Homosassa River, where fresh and salt waters mix as the river spills into the Gulf of Mexico.

Dead guitarfish, rays, and other species are tossed from a shrimp boat in the Gulf of California, Mexico.

In the Gulf of Mexico, trawlers ply back and forth year in year out, hauling vast nets that scarify the seabed and allow no time for plant and animal life to recover.

20 The Gulf stream transports large amounts of heat from the tropics to middle and high latitudes, and thereby affects weather phenomena such as cyclogenesis and low cloud formation.

A group of young girls in bright gowns and with hennaed hands welcomed the president to the restored house made, according to Gulf tradition, of coral covered in lime and plaster.

1. The larva of a pyralid moth (Diaphania nitidalis) of the southern Atlantic and Gulf states of the United States, that feeds destructively on cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, and other gourds.

Real-world Examples

What is the largest gulf in the world?

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2020 Compilation

Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai is visiting the gulf of Qatar this weekend.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

The wind screamed over the Gulf and turned the water white.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

But there is still a huge gulf.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But it will not be enough to close the gulf between Nigeria's two halves.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She noted that her team plans to cover the gulf with at least six buoys.

Source: VOA Special English: World

And like many tragedies, it has exposed the vast gulf between the most fortunate and the most vulnerable.

Source: 2020 Celebrity College Graduation Speech

When the sun starts to set, take a walk by the gulf.

Source: Vacation Travel City Guide: North America Edition

Thousands of residents in the gulf have been evacuated.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2018

As it approached the U.S. gulf coast, Sally slowed down a lot.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

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