Chesapeake Bay en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/
Meanings
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An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.
Jo jumped off the boat and looked behind him at the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, at the large, imposing ships that lined the Fellʼs Point shipyards.
2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 111:
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Meronyms
Kent Island · Parsons Island · Tilghman Island