[gulf] n [ME goulf, fr. MF golfe, fr. It golfo, fr. LL colpus, fr. Gk kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to OE hwealf vault, OHG walbo] (15c) 1: a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
2: a deep chasm: abyss
3: whirlpool
4: a wide gap "the ~ between generations"
[2]gulf vt (1807): engulf