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the Gulf of Mexico
noun
uk /ˌɡʌlf əv ˈmek.sɪ.kəʊ/ us /ˌɡʌlf əv ˈmek.sɪ.koʊ/
a large body of water that is part of the the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by several southeastern states of the US and part of Mexico:
The oil-spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico stems from the violation of fundamental tenets of risk analysis.
The sponge is found in coral reefs throughout the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
In 1944 the pipeline between the Gulf of Mexico and Virginia was completed.
Edna embraces her fate and, in the haunting final scene, frees herself of patriarchal binds by immersing herself in the cold waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The first encounter between the Itzas and Europeans occurred in 1525, when Hernan Cortes marched through their territory on his way to Honduras from Coatzocoalco on the Gulf of Mexico coast.
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