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

In the San Francisco Bay Area, Tesla offers ride-sharing services supervised by human safety drivers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026

Based in a converted Second World War hangar overlooking San Francisco Bay, the start-up makes self-flying aircraft without cockpits, designed either to spray crops or deliver cargo.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Tesla currently offers autonomous rideshare services in six cities across Texas and Florida, as well as supervised trips in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Sea level rise is expected to increase in all sorts of areas, from the San Francisco Bay to San Diego, Merrifield said, and impact the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Are there really flags in Chinatown signaling what stowaways have arrived in San Francisco Bay, their names, and which ships they came on?

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston