Gūlf, n.

n. [Fr. golfe, It., Sp., & Pg. golfo, Pr. golfō, D. & Ger. golf, from Gr. κόλπος, bosom, bay, gulf, Mod. Gr. κόλφος.]

1Sense 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.

He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton.

2Sense 2. (Geog.) A wide opening filled from the sea; the entrance of the ocean into the main land; a large bay; an open sea.