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Mobile Bay

American  
[moh-beel] / ˈmoʊ bil /

noun

  1. 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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It is a tiny barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico about three miles south of Mobile Bay.

From Salon Jun. 6, 2024

Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Judicial Conference held at a luxury resort on the waters of Mobile Bay, a shallow inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.

From New York Times May 10, 2024

World Wildlife Fund and Kimberly-Clark, a company that makes paper products, are providing financial support for the two-year legal aid project in 49 Mississippi counties that are in the Mobile Bay Basin.

From Seattle Times Oct. 14, 2021

To the south, in Baldwin County, as much as 250,000 gallons of waste water overflowed from sewage systems along Mobile Bay, officials said.

From Fox News Oct. 7, 2021

On August 12, 1863, after having completed trial runs in Mobile Bay, the Hunley was transported by rail to Charleston, South Carolina.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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