1. (

• gulf ,

) an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay ;

2. (

• gulf ,
• disconnect ,
• disconnection

) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); "he felt a gulf between himself and his former friends"; "there is a vast disconnect between public opinion and federal policy" ;

3. (

• gulf

) a deep wide chasm ;