GULF

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