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 →

2) A big difference or gap between people, groups or ideas (a gulf between rich and poor). tree →

3) A deep hole or opening in the ground (old or literary). tree →

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 →
• A gulf is like a very big bay. tree →
• The Gulf of Carpentaria is in the north of Australia. tree →
• The Gulf Stream carries warm water across the Atlantic. tree →
• There was a huge gulf between what he said and what he did. tree →
• Hurricanes often form over the warm Gulf waters. tree →
• The Lion was about to reply when suddenly they came to another gulf across the road. tree →

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.
• Florida is a warm peninsula in the south-east, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gulf» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.