cove
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3.5
- noun
- /koʊv/
:
cala
- We anchored our boat in a calm cove to enjoy the beautiful sunset.
- small cove
- beach in the cove
- bays and coves
Because he's speaking about dolphins in captivity, dolphins being captured at the Cove in Taiji.
- Because he's speaking about dolphins in captivity, dolphins being captured at the Cove in Taiji.
- They're in a Cove, a secluded Cove, like what you see on the screen.
Examples
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Agents met in a secret little cove away from town where one could see them.
Fiction book (1990) -
During the day, we tied up, usually, in a quiet cove on a quiet island.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's getting late and this is the last cove in the bay.
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Tomorrow will find me on my boat in some quiet little cove.
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Out at sea, there were ships heading into the cove, their running lights like low-hanging stars.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's a spectacular site: a dramatic cove of rocks with an unblocked view of the bay.
Academic text (2004) -
Halifax offered cruisers a chance to get out and see Peggy's Cove, and many selected that trip.
Academic text (2006) -
Fronto tossed his head toward a little cove and a sleek, high-masted ship.
Fiction book (1995) -
When Vikki sees the plane squirt along the water toward Mackerel Cove, she feels relieved.
Fiction book (1994) -
In some coastal towns, the ones with safe harbors and coves, expatriates mingled with the locals.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
460
1.8
A sheltered area of water where ships can anchor and load or unload
114
1.0
A part of the sea partly surrounded by land
46
3.9
A sheltered place like a port where ships can unload and be safe
A small sheltered bay on the coast where boats can stay safely
A small narrow cove where fishing boats shelter and load goods
Compounds
- Literature
A joking name for a small town where many crimes or strange events happen
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cove comes from the old English word cofa meaning 'chamber' or 'hut', so a coastal cove is like a small 'room' in the shoreline where the sea is sheltered.