cove

noun/koʊv/

Frequency rank: #6,493 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small, sheltered bay or inlet along a coastline.

Illustration for the English word “cove”

Example sentence

The fishermen anchored their boats in the quiet cove sheltered from the wind.

Synonyms & related words

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