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# gulf

«gulf» in Mova's school dictionary: **partly surrounded by land, bigger than a bay (the Gulf of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a gulf, gulfs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land, bigger than a bay (the Gulf of Mexico). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#m1)

2) A big difference or gap between people, groups or ideas (a gulf between rich and poor). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#m2)

3) A deep hole or opening in the ground (old or literary). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography, gulfs are coastal features on maps: Gulf of Mexico, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Carpentaria (Australia), Gulf of St Lawrence (Canada). Warm currents like the Gulf Stream affect weather. In stories and talks a «gulf» is a gap between people who don't understand each other. Phrases: the Gulf, Gulf Stream, a wide gulf between.

### examples

- The Gulf of Mexico is south of the USA. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x1)
- A gulf is like a very big bay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x2)
- The Gulf of Carpentaria is in the north of Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x3)
- The Gulf Stream carries warm water across the Atlantic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x4)
- There was a huge gulf between what he said and what he did. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x5)
- Hurricanes often form over the warm Gulf waters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x6)
- The Lion was about to reply when suddenly they came to another gulf across the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/#x7)

### note

«Gulf» vs «bay»: both are sea partly surrounded by land; a gulf is usually larger and deeper into the land. Don't confuse with «golf» (the sport) — they sound similar.

### In the corpora

- [The Mississippi River flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/44-the-usa-and-its-states/11/)
- [Florida is a warm peninsula in the south-east, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/44-the-usa-and-its-states/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gulf» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gulf/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.