An inlet of the sea of large areal proportions, more indented than a bay and generally more enclosed.
an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"
a deep wide chasm
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding)
