the Bay of Bengal
noun
uk/ˌbei əv beŋˈɡɔːl/us/ˌbei əv beŋˈɡɔːl/alargebodyofwaterthat ispartof theIndianOcean, to thesouthofIndia, Bangladesh, and Myanmar:
Farmers near the Bay of Bengal whooncegrewricenow areraisingshrimp.
The 300virtuallyuninhabitedtropicalislandsin the Bay of Bengal areclosedtooutsiders.
- Thesituationisdire,especiallyinfar-flungareasalong the Bay of Bengal.
- Theclimateof the Bay of Bengal isdominatedby themonsoons.
- Theislandswerefrequentedby manysailorsin the past as theytravelledthrough the Bay of Bengal.
Bays & gulfs
- arm
- basin
- bay
- channel
- cove
- gulf
- Hudson Bay
- inlet
- lagoon
- narrows
- sea coast
- sound
- strait
- the Bay of Fundy
- the Gulf of Mexico
- the Persian Gulf