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单词 embay
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embay

[ em-bey ]
/ ɛmˈbeɪ /

verb (used with object)

to enclose in or as if in a bay; surround or envelop.
to form into a bay.

Origin of embay

First recorded in 1575–85; em-1 + bay1

OTHER WORDS FROM embay

un·em·bayed, adjective

Words nearby embay

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Example sentences from the Web for embay

  • An inspection of the barriers shows that they were incompetent to embay the ice: they are scarred and fluted from bottom to top.

    Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for embay

embay
/ (ɪmˈbeɪ) /

verb (tr; usually passive)

to form into a bay
to enclose in or as if in a bay
(esp of the wind) to force (a ship, esp a sailing ship) into a bay
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