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Hampton Roads: a naval battle of the American Civil War (1862); the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac; a channel in southeastern Virginia through which the Elizabeth River and the James River flow into Chesapeake Bay

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fjord collapse: a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

firth collapse: a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland); English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960)

fiord collapse

battle collapse: a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"; battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

narrows collapse

seaport collapse: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

marina collapse: a fancy dock for small yachts and cabin cruisers

dry dock collapse: a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline

quay collapse: wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline

wharf collapse: moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"; discharge at a wharf; "wharf the passengers"; store on a wharf; "Wharf the merchandise"; provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river"

bayou collapse: a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

frith collapse

bight collapse: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends); a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"; a bend or curve (especially in a coastline); a loop in a rope; fasten with a bight

jutty collapse

estuary collapse: the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

riding collapse: to be carried on horseback as a means of transportation; the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

mooring collapse: (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place; a place where a craft can be made fast

dockage collapse: a fee charged for a vessel to use a dock

loch collapse: Scottish word for a lake; a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

creek collapse: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

pier collapse: a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats; a support for two adjacent bridge spans; (architecture) a vertical supporting structure (as a portion of wall between two doors or windows)

shipyard collapse: a workplace where ships are built or repaired

dockyard collapse: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

anchorage collapse: the act of anchoring; place for vessels to anchor; a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"; a fee for anchoring; the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

haven collapse: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

berth collapse: a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers; provide with a berth

seawall collapse

straits collapse

landing collapse: the act of coming to land after a voyage; the act of coming down to the earth (or other surface); "the plane made a smooth landing"; "his landing on his feet was catlike"; structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods; an intermediate platform in a staircase

jetty collapse

groin collapse: the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals; build with groins; "The ceiling was groined"

breakwater collapse: a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

cove collapse: a small inlet; small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

bulkhead collapse: a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments

gulf collapse: an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "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; an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

harbor collapse: a place of refuge and comfort and security; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"; hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him"; keep in one's possession; of animals; secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

strait collapse: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water; strict and severe; "strait is the gate"

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