gulf — gulflike, adj. gulfy, adj. /gulf/, n. 1. a portion of an ocean or sea partly enclosed by land. 2. a deep hollow; chasm or abyss. 3. any wide separation, as in position, status, or education. 4. something that engulfs or swallows up. v.t. 5. to… … Universalium
Tehuantepec — (in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a town and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The 2005 census reported a population of 39,529 in the town and 57,163 in the entire municipality, which has an areal extent of 965.8 … Wikipedia
Gulf of Tehuantepec — ( es. Golfo de Tehuantepec) is a large body of water on the Pacific coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southeastern Mexico, at coord|16|N|95|W|. Most of the hurricanes that form in the Eastern Pacific organize in or near this body of water. A… … Wikipedia
Tehuantepec — [tə wänt′ə pek΄] 1. Gulf of arm of the Pacific, off the S coast of Mexico: c. 300 mi (483 km) wide 2. Isthmus of narrowest part of Mexico, between this gulf & the Gulf of Campeche: c. 125 mi (201 km) wide … English World dictionary
Tehuantepec, Isthmus of — ▪ isthmus, Mexico Spanish Istmo de Tehuantepec isthmus in southern Mexico, between the Gulf of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico to the north, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the Pacific Ocean to the south. From gulf to gulf the isthmus is… … Universalium
Tehuantepec Jackrabbit — Taxobox name = Tehuantepec JackrabbitMSW3 Hoffmann | pages = 199] status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 status ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = Lagomorph Specialist Group | year = 1996 | title = Lepus flavigularis | id = 11790 | downloaded = 2006 12… … Wikipedia
Tehuantepec — /teuh wahn teuh pek /; Sp. /te wahn te pek /, n. 1. Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 mi. (200 km) wide at its narrowest point. 2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast… … Universalium
Tehuantepec — Te•huan•te•pec [[t]təˈwɑn təˌpɛk[/t]] n. 1) geg Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 mi. (200 km) wide at its narrowest point 2) geg Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast of … From formal English to slang
Tehuantepec — /teuh wahn teuh pek /; Sp. /te wahn te pek /, n. 1. Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 mi. (200 km) wide at its narrowest point. 2. Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, off the S coast… … Useful english dictionary
Tehuantepec — /təwantəˈpɛk/ (say tuhwahntuh pek) noun Isthmus of, an isthmus in southern Mexico between the Gulf of Tehuantepec, an open bay of the Pacific, and the Gulf of Campeche. 201 km wide …