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gulf
noun
a
large
section
of
sea
that
pushes
deep
into
the
land
and
is
partly
enclosed
by
coastlines
•
Fishermen
in
the
small
village
set
out
at
dawn
to
cross
the
wide
gulf
and
cast
their
nets
.
Fishermen
in
the
small
village
set
out
at
dawn
to
cross
the
wide
gulf
and
cast
their
nets
.
•
Tourists
were
amazed
by
the
turquoise
waters
of
the
gulf
nestled
between
the
cliffs
.
Tourists
were
amazed
by
the
turquoise
waters
of
the
gulf
nestled
between
the
cliffs
.
From
Old
French
golfe
,
from
Italian
golfo
,
from
Late
Latin
colfus
or
colpos
,
originally
from
Ancient
Greek
kolpos
meaning
‘
bosom
,
bay
’.
noun
a
very
large
and
difficult
difference
that
separates
people
,
ideas
,
or
situations
•
There
is
a
growing
gulf
between
the
rich
and
the
poor
in
the
city
.
There
is
a
growing
gulf
between
the
rich
and
the
poor
in
the
city
.
•
After
years
apart
,
a
deep
gulf
of
misunderstanding
lay
between
the
two
friends
.
After
years
apart
,
a
deep
gulf
of
misunderstanding
lay
between
the
two
friends
.
Figurative
use
recorded
since
the
late
16th
century
,
extending
the
physical
sense
of
a
wide
sea
inlet
to
abstract
separations
.
