cove

Definition of covenext
as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline a secluded cove that smugglers once used

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Recent Examples of cove The public is advised to avoid boating in the cove until further notice. Robert A. Cronkleton march 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026 This short but steep trek takes you through a tunnel and ends at a viewpoint with expansive views of the cove. Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026 Drive the 11-mile loop around it and keep your eyes peeled; the cove is a prime wildlife-watching spot, routinely yielding sightings of white-tail deer, black bears, groundhogs, and raccoons. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 Just be aware that the cove is considered clothing optional by locals. Ted Alvarez, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cove
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Noun
  • Other hospitality brands have followed suit, turning the larger Peninsula Papagayo area and Playa Penca, just across the bay, into a bona fide luxury enclave.
    Laura Dannen Redman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Others, like the ribbon weed that grows in the bays of Gathaagudu, Australia, poke their flowers from tiny spikes atop leafless stems.
    David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But the estuary, which had been silting up since the 11th century, had different ideas.
    Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The team tethered the crustaceans to posts at varying times of the year and at varying depths of Maryland’s Rhode River, a tidal estuary in Chesapeake Bay.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026

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“Cove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cove. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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