Noun: gulf gúlf
- An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
"The Gulf of Mexico is home to diverse marine life"
- A deep wide chasm
"The earthquake created a gulf that split the landscape"
- An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
"he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends";
- disconnect, disconnection, disconnexion [Brit]
Derived forms: gulfs
Type of: body of water, chasm, disparity, water
Part of: sea
Encyclopedia: Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad