gulf  (gŭlf) 
n. Abbr. G. A large area of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land, especially a long landlocked portion of sea opening through a strait. A deep, wide chasm; an abyss. A wide gap, as in understanding: "the gulf between the Victorian sensibility and our own" (Babette Deutsch). Something, such as a whirlpool, that draws down or engulfs.
tr.v.
gulfed, gulf·ing, gulfs
To engulf.
[Middle English goulf, from Old French golfe, from Old Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, colfus, from Greek kolpos, bosom, gulf.] |
