I. ˈgəlf noun
Etymology: Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo
Date: 15th century
1. : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
2. : a deep chasm : abyss
3. : whirlpool
4. : a wide gap
the gulf between generations
II. transitive verb
Date: 1807
: engulf