noun
a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River
• Part Holonyms: ↑Alabama, ↑Heart of Dixie, ↑Camellia State, ↑AL, ↑Gulf of Mexico, ↑Golfo de Mexico
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/moh"beel/
a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 mi. (58 km) long; 8-18 mi. (13-29 km) wide.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.