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Definition of Tampa bay
1. Noun. An arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida.
Generic synonyms: Bay, Embayment
Definition of Tampa bay
1. Proper noun. A body of water along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, USA. ¹
2. Proper noun. The metropolitan area surrounding the body of water, including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tampa Bay
Literary usage of Tampa bay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Sarasota Bay is to be brought into navigable communication with tampa bay on the
north by a proposed channel 100 feet wide and five feet deep. ..."
2. The Mexican War, by an English Soldier: Comprising Incidents and Adventures by George Ballentine (1860)
"tampa bay—Indian Paradise—Beautiful Squaws—Forest Life—The Hummocks—Snakes—Rumours
of War—Lost in the Wood. THE surface of the ground, both within the ..."
3. The Spanish Settlements Within the Present Limits of the United States, 1513 by Woodbury Lowery (1901)
"For the different names of tampa bay see Brinton's Floridian Peninsula, p. 113.
APPENDIX K LOS CORAZONES ,* Bandelier (Contributions, pp. ..."
4. The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns by Richard Harding Davis (1898)
"... with their several staffs, made their head-quarters at the tampa bay Hotel.
And so for a month the life of the army was the life of an hotel; ..."
5. The Cuban and Porto Rican Campaigns by Richard Harding Davis (1898)
"... woods back of the city; and the commanding generals of the invading army, with
their several staffs, made their head-quarters at the tampa bay Hotel. ..."
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