embayment.

A broad inward curve or indentation in a coastline, forming a bay.

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Words that belong together

• a shallow embayment
• a coastal embayment

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The village occupied the northern edge of a shallow embayment.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular embayment; plural embayments. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: uncommon.