GULF OF AKABA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia

Synonyms:

Gulf of Akaba; Gulf of Aqaba

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

gulf (an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)

Holonyms ("Gulf of Akaba" is a part of...):

Red Sea (a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal)