What is the meaning of gulf?

noun

  • An arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay.
  • An unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding. )
    • usage: "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy"
  • A deep wide chasm. .
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