embayment

The definition of an embayment is a recess in a coast line or an indentation off of a shore line that forms a bay.

(noun)

An area of the coastline in Tampa Florida where Tampa Bay slightly indents and a bay is formed is an example of an embayment.

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See embayment in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a bay or baylike formation

See embayment in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A bay or baylike shape.
  2. The formation of a bay.

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