embayment

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

1. 1.

   A bay. (the water)

   海湾(水域)。

2. 2.

   The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water)

   海湾岸线；海岸线的凹入部分(指陆地而非水域)

3. 3.

   A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment.

   曾是海湾的地形特征,如密西西比湾。

4. 4.

   The process by which a bay is formed.

   海湾形成的过程

海湾(水域)。；海湾岸线；海岸线的凹入部分(指陆地而非水域)；曾是海湾的地形特征,如密西西比湾。；海湾形成的过程；湾状之物

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