embayment

noun

em·bay·ment | \im-ˈbā-mənt

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Definition of embayment

1 : formation of a bay

2 : a bay or a conformation resembling a bay

Examples of embayment in a Sentence

a fingerlike embayment of the Bay of Fundy

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The idea of so many of this extremely rare animal being in this tiny embayment is not comforting. — Karen Weintraub, New York Times, "No Sign of Newborn North Atlantic Whales This Breeding Season," 28 Feb. 2018

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