MONTEREY BAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Monterey Bay mean? 

• MONTEREY BAY (noun)
  The noun MONTEREY BAY has 1 sense:

1. an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California

  Familiarity information: MONTEREY BAY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONTEREY BAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An inlet of the Pacific Ocean in western California

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

bay; embayment (an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf)

Holonyms ("Monterey Bay" is a part of...):

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)

 Context examples 

During a four-day experiment in Monterey Bay, the scientists recorded a 3.5 magnitude quake and seismic scattering from underwater fault zones.

(Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network, National Science Foundation)