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Delaware Bay

American  

noun

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


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Forecasters also warned of strong winds in coastal areas, gale-force winds offshore, and moderate coastal flooding along Delaware Bay and widespread minor coastal flooding elsewhere.

From Washington Times • Dec. 17, 2023

One of the most important ecosystems for horseshoe crabs is the Delaware Bay, an estuary of the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023

He has been monitoring the migration of the rufa red knot, an Atlantic coast subspecies, on the Delaware Bay for the last quarter century.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The first aviary focuses on shorebirds — plovers, sandpipers, sanderlings — that come to the Delaware Bay around Cape May, N.J., to munch on horseshoe crab eggs.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

In less than two days he and the terns and willets reached Delaware Bay.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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