embayment

em·bay·ment

noun \-ˈbā-mənt\

Definition of EMBAYMENT

1

: formation of a bay

2

: a bay or a conformation resembling a bay

Examples of EMBAYMENT

1. <a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy>

First Known Use of EMBAYMENT

1815

Related to EMBAYMENT

Synonyms: arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], gulf, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), inlet, loch [Scottish]

Related Words: harbor, port, road(s), roadstead; narrow, sound, strait; bayou; backwater, slough (also slew or slue)

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Rhymes with EMBAYMENT

co-payment, down payment, prepayment, stop payment