as in estuary
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy a river embayment
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Before its demise, the Larsen B Ice Shelf had applied back pressure against glaciers flowing out into the embayment.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2022
The researchers decided to use the unexpected stop to map the krill and DMS concentrations in a shallow embayment on the island's north side.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
Magnani and others examined how seismic waves travel through the Earth to make a portrait of the ground beneath their study areas (the Fort Worth Basin in Texas and the northern Mississippi embayment).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2017
Instead, its aircraft returned with the first aerial views of the embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2022
The researchers decided to use the unexpected stop to map the krill and DMS concentrations in a shallow embayment on the island's north side.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
Magnani and others examined how seismic waves travel through the Earth to make a portrait of the ground beneath their study areas (the Fort Worth Basin in Texas and the northern Mississippi embayment).
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2017
Instead, its aircraft returned with the first aerial views of the embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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