Gulf of Mexico

¹ Cultural  

1. Part of the Atlantic Ocean bordered by the southeast coast of the United States and the east coast of Mexico.

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Gulf of Mexico ² Cultural  

1. Gulf bordered by the southeast coast of the United States and the east coast of Mexico.

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Example Sentences

It was largely successful but resulted in the rocket being grounded after the booster suffered an uncontrolled landing in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

North America revenue fell 4% to $2.1 billion, amid lower stimulation activity on U.S. land and in the Gulf of Mexico.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Chevron is set to conduct exploration work later this year in Egypt, where it holds 9 million net acres in the Mediterranean Sea, and it recently confirmed substantial oil discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The Minerva Gloria is docked at a wharf in the Mississippi Sound, not far from the US's vast oil reserves in the Gulf of Mexico.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

He tells me stories about the summer, during college, he spent working on the oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett