the Gulf of Mexico
noun
uk/ˌɡʌlf əv ˈmek.sɪ.kəʊ/us/ˌɡʌlf əv ˈmek.sɪ.koʊ/alargebodyofwaterthat ispartof the the Atlantic Ocean,surroundedby severalsoutheasternstatesof the US andpartof Mexico:
The oil-spilldisasterin the Gulf of Mexicostemsfrom theviolationoffundamentaltenetsofriskanalysis.
Thespongeisfoundincoralreefsthroughoutthe Gulf of Mexico and theCaribbean.
- In 1944 thepipelinebetween the Gulf of Mexico andVirginiawascompleted.
- Ednaembracesherfateand, in thehauntingfinalscene,freesherself ofpatriarchalbindsbyimmersingherself in thecoldwatersof the Gulf of Mexico.
- The firstencounterbetween the Itzas and Europeansoccurredin 1525, when Hernan Cortesmarchedthroughtheirterritoryon his way to Honduras from Coatzocoalco on the Gulf of Mexicocoast.
Bays & gulfs
- arm
- basin
- bay
- channel
- cove
- gulf
- Hudson Bay
- inlet
- lagoon
- narrows
- sea coast
- sound
- strait
- the Bay of Bengal
- the Bay of Fundy
- the Persian Gulf