Mobile Bay

[ moh-beel ]

/ ˈmoʊ bil /

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a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 miles (58 km) long; 8–18 miles (13–29 km) wide.

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