n.
Pronunciation: ' g ə lf
Function: 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>