San Francisco Bay

American  

noun

1. a bay in western California: the harbor of San Francisco; connected with the Pacific Ocean by the Golden Gate strait. 50 miles (80 kilometers) long; 3–12 miles (5–19 kilometers) wide.

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San Francisco Bay British  

noun

1. an inlet of the Pacific in W California, linked with the open sea by the Golden Gate strait. Length: about 80 km (50 miles). Greatest width: 19 km (12 miles)

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San Francisco Bay Cultural  

1. Located in northern California; entered from the Pacific Ocean through a strait called the Golden Gate.

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San Francisco Bay

Tesla now offers limited unsupervised rideshare services in at least three cities — Austin, Dallas and Houston — and supervised trips in California’s San Francisco Bay Area.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026

The same situation has repeated from Seattle to the San Francisco Bay Area to Denver.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

The gush of new money stands to drive up the cost of homes in neighborhoods already in hot demand, echoing a pattern that has occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

It might not quite be the 4th of July, but the co-hosts head to San Francisco Bay in bullish mood, despite the narrow loss to Turkey in their final dead-rubber group game.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

That’s how long it took the fastest horse on the planet to get from Alaska to San Francisco Bay, heading straight over the water down the Northwest Coast.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan