embayment

== English == === Etymology === From em- +‎ bay +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈbeɪmənt/ === Noun === embayment (plural embayments) A bay. (the water) The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water) A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment. The process by which a bay is formed. ==== Translations ====