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reentrance

reentrance

8.9
A small bay along a coast where the land curves inward
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈɛntrəns/
translation icon : ensenada
  • The fishermen anchored their boat in a sheltered reentrance along the rocky coast.

Examples

  • During the storm, the sailors searched for a reentrance to protect their vessel from the wind.

  • Seabirds nested in the cliffs above the narrow reentrance where the waves were calm.

  • The boat sailed into a beautiful reentrance along the coast.

  • There is a small reentrance near the cliffs.

  • The fishermen anchored their boat in a sheltered reentrance along the rocky coast.

  • Seabirds nested in the cliffs above the narrow reentrance where the waves were calm.

  • During the storm, the sailors searched for a reentrance to protect their vessel from the wind.

Synonyms

indenture
vsreentrance
  • Archaic
9.2

A curved cut or hollow in a coastline, like a small bay

is a specific coastal bay formed when land curves inward

How Indented

cove
75 3.5
reentrance
8.9
inlet
15 3.8
bay
114 1.0
gulf
311 2.3

Surface Forms

reentrance singular
reentrances plural

Morphology

reentrance = entrance (opaque) = re + enter + ance

Although the form can be segmented as re- + entrance, this geographic sense is specialized and not readily predictable from the base meaning.

Etymology

Reentrance comes from re- 'again' and entrance 'enter', and it paints a picture of the land turning back to form a small bay where you can 'enter' the shore again. So a coastal reentrance is a little inward place that gives shelter from the open sea.