Chesapeake Bay

American  

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic, in Maryland and Virginia. 200 miles (320 km) long; 4–40 miles (6–64 km) wide.

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Chesapeake Bay British  

/ ˈtʃɛsəˌpiːk /

noun

1. the largest inlet of the Atlantic in the coast of the US: bordered by Maryland and Virginia

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Chesapeake Bay Cultural  

1. Large bay on the Atlantic Ocean in the states of Maryland and Virginia.

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Example Sentences

Maryland, which has jurisdiction over the river downstream from the spill between D.C. and the Chesapeake Bay, issued an advisory for shellfish harvesting in part of the river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Marks told Barron’s in 2021 that he owns a Danish-built sloop named Linnea that he had been fixing up for years, and sailed it in the Chesapeake Bay.

From Barron's • Oct. 7, 2025

In Virginia, the company is working with farmers to reduce nutrient pollution in Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the US.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025

Less than a year later, another granddaughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and her 8-year-old son drowned in a canoeing accident in the Chesapeake Bay.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

Would she miss the rolling blue hills of Virginias Piedmont, or fall in love with the great expanse of the Chesapeake Bay and the many rivers, inlets, and wetlands that embroidered the Virginia coast?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly