Engelsk substantiv: gulf | |||
1. | gulf (om ting) an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | body of water, water | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Arabian Gulf, Bay of Campeche, Bay of Ob, Carpentaria, Golfo de Campeche, Golfo de Mexico, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Akaba, Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Antalya, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Bothnia, Gulf of California, Gulf of Campeche, Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulf of Corinth, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Lepanto, Gulf of Martaban, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Ob, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Riga, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Gulf of Siam, Gulf of Sidra, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Tehuantepec, Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Venice, Persian Gulf, Sea of Cortes | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | sea | ||
2. | gulf (om egenskap) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He felt a gulf between himself and his former friends. There is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | disconnect, disconnection | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | disparity | ||
3. | gulf (om ting) a deep wide chasm | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | chasm | ||