Meaning of gulf | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
2. The Persian Gulf, or the region surrounding it.
3. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin
4. That which swallows; the gullet.
   obsolete
5. The Gulf of Mexico, or the region surrounding it.
6. That which swallows; the gullet
7. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy.
8. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking eddy
9. A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a partially landlocked sea
10. A large deposit of ore in a lode.
11. A large deposit of ore in a lode
12. A wide interval or gap; a separating space.
    figuratively
13. A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
    figuratively
14. The bottom part of a list of those awarded a degree, for those who have only just passed.

Equivalents

Examples

“He then surveyed / Hell and the gulf between.”

“Of course, there was no arguing against this, but one thing was clear, we could not attempt that leap in the dark; the only thing to do was to wait for the ray of light which pierced through the gulf at sunset.”

“⁠For though my nature rarely yields ⁠To that vague fear implied in death; ⁠Nor shudders at the gulfs beneath, The howlings from forgotten fields; […]”

“It is told that that traveller came at last to the utter End and there was a mighty gulf, and in the darkness at the bottom of the gulf one small god crept, no bigger than a hare, whose voice came crying in the cold: “I know not.” And beyond the gulf was nought, only the small god crying.”

“Witch's mummy, maw and gulf / Of the ravined salt sea shark,”

“[T]here is no such mine, / None; but a gulf of ruin, swallowing gold, not making.”

“the Gulf of Mexico”

“the Persian Gulf”

“Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.”

“`Behold now, let the Dead and Living meet! Across the gulf of Time they still are one.'”

“England were graphically illustrating the huge gulf in class between the sides and it was no surprise when Lampard added the second just before the half hour. Steven Gerrard found his Liverpool team-mate Glen Johnson and Lampard arrived in the area with perfect timing to glide a header beyond Namasco.”

“Piecing together Corbynomics is difficult, not least because it has evolved during Mr Corbyn’s time in charge of Labour. The gulf between the Labour leadership’s past positions and the milder proposals in the manifesto means that enormous uncertainty hangs over what a Corbyn-led government would do in office.”

“Rich countries must sign a “historic pact” with the poor on the climate, or “we will be doomed”, the UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has warned, as a deepening gulf between the developed and developing world has put climate talks on the brink.”

“The result is a widening gulf between people’s reality and what they are relentlessly told they actually believe in and care about.”

“Some ten or fifteen men just on the line, not enough to be plucked or good enough to be placed, are put into the "gulf," as it is popularly called (the Examiners' phrase is "Degrees allowed"), and have their degrees given to them but are not printed in the calendar, nor were they at this time allowed to try for the Classical Tripos.”

“Gulf States”

“Gulf War”

“Behind this carefully crafted strategy of wooing Trump is a desire from Gulf states to solidify and formalize their positions as the US’ indispensable security and economic partners, and extract as much benefit for themselves as they can.”

“Gulf Stream”

CEFR level