Embayment

Meaning

Noun

●

bay

. (the water)

●

The

of a

, an

in a

. (the

, not the water)

●

In Landforms:

topographical

feature

that used to be a

bay

, like the Mississippi embayment.

●

The process by which a

bay

is formed.

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Origin

embayment

English

-ment

English

-amentum

Latin

bay

English

baie

French

baia

Latin

baé

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

bay

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

baye

Middle English (1100-1500)

em-

English

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Etym

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