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em·bay·ment
/
ɛmˈbeɪ
mənt
/
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bey
-m
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nt
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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
(ɪmˈbeɪmənt)
—
n
a shape resembling a bay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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