cove

as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline a secluded cove that smugglers once used

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Recent Examples on the Web There are rolling and rocky hills, tall pine forests, coves, bays, olive groves and beaches — five of them. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Sep. 2024 The pebbles were wet and shiny, the cove rippling and pulsing in and out. Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024 Situated on one of the most idyllic and picturesque coves, the low-slung resort is a super luxe antidote to cookie-cutter sprawl. Sunset Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024 For backpackers, that engineering abdication has been a boon, leading to a 25-mile span of undeveloped beachfront where black bears roam, elephant seals cavort, and tides lash against cliffs and coves with might. Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cove 

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“Cove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cove. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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