Definition of San francisco bay

1. Noun. A bay of the Pacific in western California.

Group relationships: San Francisco, Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Generic synonyms: Bay, Embayment

Lexicographical Neighbors of San Francisco Bay

San Antone
San Antonio
San Bernadino
San Carlos
San Carlos Apache
San Diegan
San Diegans
San Diego
San Diego Bay
San Diego–Tijuana
San Fernando Valley
San Fran
San Franciscan
San Franciscans
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley disease
San Joaquin Valley fever
San Joaquin fever
San Jose
San Jose scale
San José
San Juan
San Juan Bautista
San Juan Mountains
San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosí
San Marco

Literary usage of San francisco bay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Geography (1915)
"PHYSIOGRAPHICALLY UNFINISHED ENTRANCES TO san francisco bay Under the title "Physiographically unfinished entrances to san francisco bay, RS Holway of the ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"First established near Guadalupe River, about head of san francisco bay. ... East of san francisco bay, about fifteen miles north of San José City near ..."

3. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1912)
""Arm of the Sea," or san francisco bay Discovered.—More Explorations.—Return March.—Again at Monterey Bay.—Why It Was not Recognized.—A Council. ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"35°, toward san francisco bay, there are no very high peaks. ... North of San Francisco Bay the heights of the summits gradually increase, and 150 miles ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"North of san francisco bay the heights of the summits gradually increase, ... 38° to san francisco bay, much of the outer range is covered with brush and ..."

6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"MYA ARENARIA IN san francisco bay. BY ROBERT EC STEARNS. IN November, 1874, Dr. W. Newcomb, who at that time resided in California, described in the ..."

7. The Journal of Geography (1915)
"PHYSIOGRAPHICALLY UNFINISHED ENTRANCES TO san francisco bay Under the title "Physiographically unfinished entrances to san francisco bay, RS Holway of the ..."

8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"First established near Guadalupe River, about head of san francisco bay. ... East of san francisco bay, about fifteen miles north of San José City near ..."

9. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1912)
""Arm of the Sea," or san francisco bay Discovered.—More Explorations.—Return March.—Again at Monterey Bay.—Why It Was not Recognized.—A Council. ..."

10. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"35°, toward san francisco bay, there are no very high peaks. ... North of San Francisco Bay the heights of the summits gradually increase, and 150 miles ..."

11. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"North of san francisco bay the heights of the summits gradually increase, ... 38° to san francisco bay, much of the outer range is covered with brush and ..."

12. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1881)
"MYA ARENARIA IN san francisco bay. BY ROBERT EC STEARNS. IN November, 1874, Dr. W. Newcomb, who at that time resided in California, described in the ..."

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