Mobile Bay

[ moh-beel ]

/ ˈmoʊ bil /

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noun

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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How to use Mobile Bay in a sentence

Besides the regular ship channel there were two shallow entrances to Mobile Bay, through which blockade-runners passed.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama|Walter L. Fleming
Please forward with all possible despatch to the naval officer commanding at Mobile Bay the following order.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Seven|Abraham Lincoln
Mobile is situated on the west side of the Mobile bay, in a position elevated above the overflow of the river.
Torrey's Narrative|William Torrey
Early on the morning of August fifth, Farragut put his fleet in motion to enter Mobile bay.
The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)|George Cary Eggleston

Thus ended the battle of Mobile Bay, Farragut's crowning victory.
Hero Tales From American History|Henry Cabot Lodge, and Theodore Roosevelt