Delaware Bay

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between eastern Delaware and southern New Jersey. About 70 miles (115 kilometers) long.

Example Sentences

The storm could even bring the highest water levels observed in Delaware Bay, beating out any flood events tied to past hurricanes or winter storms.

From Washington Post

The next morning saw the unloading beginning anew, while the emptied transports were taken around into Delaware Bay.

From Project Gutenberg

Turning northward, he entered Delaware Bay, but was displeased with the shallow water and sailed again northward.

From Project Gutenberg

It is given out, that the enemy intend to come up the Delaware Bay with their ships, as well as by land, through the Jerseys.

From Project Gutenberg

Captain Barry considered the Delaware Bay "the best place for meeting with success where he could use his little squadron."

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These were whales, of which there were numbers in Delaware Bay, and even some distance up the river.

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