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n. A bay or baylike shape.

n. The formation of a bay.

n. A bay.

n. the process by which a bay is formed

n. A bay.

n. A part of the sea closed in and sheltered by capes or promontories.

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

"So, the location of the end of the embayment is a wild guess."

water    body of water   

penobscot bay    Guantánamo Bay    Delaware Bay    mobile bay    Chesapeake Bay    hangzhou bay    monterey bay    Andaman Sea    James Bay    Bo Hai   

bay   

claimant    copayment    downpayment    nonpayment    payment    prepayment    repayment