COVE

Cove

Cové is a city located in the Zou Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 525 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 43,554 people.

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cove

Noun

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

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A fellow; a man.
  2. A friend; a mate.

Verb

  1. To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in the form of a cove.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.


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