mobile bay

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Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, extending 35 mi (56 km) north to the mouth of the Mobile River in southwestern Alabama, U.S. It is 8-18 mi (13-29 km) wide and enters the gulf through a dredged channel between Dauphin Island and Mobile Point. During the American Civil War it was the scene of the Battle of Mobile Bay
a bay of the Gulf of Mexico; fed by the Mobile River
Battle of Mobile Bay
(Aug. 5, 1864) Naval engagement in the American Civil War. The Union fleet under David Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay, Ala., breaching the protective string of mines (torpedoes) and engaging the Confederate ironclad Tennessee. After a two-hour battle, the Union fleet won control of the bay. With the surrender of nearby Fort Morgan, the former Confederate port of Mobile was sealed off from Confederate blockade runners
mobile bay

    Hyphenation

    mo·bile bay

    Turkish pronunciation

    mōbıl bey

    Pronunciation

    /ˈmōbəl ˈbā/ /ˈmoʊbəl ˈbeɪ/
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