cove

Definitions

• (now) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
• (architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
• A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds.
• (US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
• A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
• (nautical) The wooden roof of the stern gallery of an old sailing warship.
• (nautical) A thin line, sometimes gilded, along a yacht's strake below deck level.