A small bay or a sheltered part of a sea, lake, or other large body of water, usually well protected either naturally or artificially against high waves and strong currents, and deep enough to provide safe anchorage for ships.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission IOC technical series 37, Tsunami Glossary (A glossary of terms and acronyms used in the tsunami literature - English), , United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO, Paris, France 1991. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0008/000885/08853 8eb.pdf, (ND/ Tsunami Sci - Brit) {590}