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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Recent Examples of embayment
Researchers like Hughes have been raising concerns for nearly 50 years about the glaciers that flow into Pine Island Bay and the surrounding Amundsen Sea embayment.
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Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
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
Instead, its aircraft returned with the first aerial views of the embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
It's positioned on the Mississippi Sound, an embayment of the Gulf of Mexico, which provides an awe-worthy stretch of white-sand beach with virtually no crowds.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
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
Instead, its aircraft returned with the first aerial views of the embayment.
—Marissa Grunes, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for embayment
Noun
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While no evacuations were ordered, the government advised residents to immediately leave beaches, harbors, marinas, and estuaries, and to stay out of the water.—
Barney Henderson
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Some shark species can be found in North Carolina’s sounds and oceans, while others rarely venture into the state’s estuaries, the North Carolina Sea Grant says.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.—
Emma Sloley
August 14,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy are hoping to learn more about these shark and hooked striped bass interactions this summer, and the camera tags in Cape Cod Bay may help shed some light on this shark behavior in the bay.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
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There is a secret cave tucked behind the private cove, ideal for meditation or sound bath.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hidden beneath our cliffside room was a staircase that led to a private snorkeling cove.—
Marlise Kast-Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Embayment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embayment. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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