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embayment Definition

em·bay·ment (-mənt)

noun

a bay or baylike formation

embayment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • occupy: Here biotite + sillimanite + quartz aggregates occupy embayments in a neosome garnet.
  • oil: There is evidence that birds moved away from the oiled embayments as a result.

Adjective modifier

  • shallow: Tides and currents The region consists of a deeper channel in the west, with shallower embayments in the east.
  • large: The Moray Firth is a large triangular embayment in NE Scotland.
  • small: Road improvements, or construction of new roads, often involve ' straightening ` the shoreline or building causeways across small embayments.

Noun used with modifier

  • groin: Sediment accumulations within groin embayments at Hamworthy Park also indicate a net west to east drift.