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Embay
UK
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
US
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
Translation of "embay" into Russian
embay
Verb
UK
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
US
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
embay
embays
embayed Past Simple / Past Participle
embaying Gerund
запирать в бухте
The sailors embayed the ship to protect it from the storm.
Моряки заперли корабль в бухте, чтобы защитить его от шторма.
Definitions
embay
Verb
UK
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
US
/ɪmˈbeɪ/
To enclose, shelter, or surround (someone or something) in or as if in a bay.
Steep cliffs embay the quiet cove, protecting the boats from rough seas.
Nautical: To confine (a vessel) in a bay by contrary winds or currents.
A sudden shift in the wind embayed the fleet against the lee shore.
Intransitive: Of a stretch of coast or shoreline, to curve inward so as to form a bay.
Far to the south, the coastline embays before jutting out again into the open sea.