gulf (n.)

  1. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

  2. 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

    [ Syn: disconnect , disconnection ]

  3. a deep wide chasm

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