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gulf

/ɡʌlf/noun1 syllable

Gulf means: an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding).

Synonyms for gulf2

noun, as in an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)

disconnect, disconnection

What does gulf mean?3

noun

1

an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)“he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends”

2

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

3

a deep wide chasm

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Gulf in a sentence

  • A purple boat was arriving, drifting in the gulf.mervert1
  • The quarrel left a gulf between the two families.unknown
  • Hurricane and storm surge warnings are in effect for the northwestern Gulf coast.Hybrid
  • Dolphin deaths recorded in the Gulf have more than tripled in last decade.Hybrid
  • The beach, bordering the Gulf of Mexico, teemed with tarballs.papabear
  • He jumped into the cold and calm waters of the gulf, and started to swim through the darkness.Scott
  • Why isn't oil-rich Algeria flamboyantly rich like the Gulf countries?Amastan
  • The ship is bound for the Gulf of Mexico.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of gulf

as a noun

plural
gulfs