embayment

[em-bey-muhnt]

em·bay·ment

[em-bey-muhnt]
noun
1.
a bay.
2.
Physical Geography. the process by which a bay is formed.

Origin:
1805–15; embay + -ment
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Embayment is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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embayment (ɪmˈbeɪmənt)
 
n
a shape resembling a bay

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