Chesapeake Bay

/ˈtʃɛsəpiːk beɪ/

proper noun

An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An inlet of the Atlantic in the United States. An estuary lying inland from the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the states of Maryland and Virginia; separated from the Atlantic by the Delmarva peninsula.

    Jo jumped off the boat and looked behind him at the beautiful Chesapeake Bay, at the large, imposing ships that lined the Fellʼs Point shipyards.

    2016, Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing, Penguin Books (2017), page 111
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APA

Chesapeake Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesapeake%20Bay

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“Chesapeake Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesapeake%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chesapeake Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chesapeake%20Bay.

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