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Sound Technical Terms
Sound: a) A relatively long, narrow waterway connecting two larger bodies of water (as a sea or lake with the ocean or another sea) or two parts of the same water body, or an arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island (e.g. Puget Sound, WA); it is generally wider and more extensive than a strait [coast]. b) A long, large, rather broad inlet of the ocean, generally extending parallel to the coast (e.g. Long Island Sound, NY). C) A lagoon along the southeast coast of the US (e.g. Pamlico Sound, NC). d) A long bay or arm of a lake; a stretch of water between the mainland and a long island in a lake. Compare – sound, lagoon, gulf, ocean. GG