cove (Geography Dictionary)

cove : 1.  A walled, rounded, cirque-like opening at the head of a small valley.

2.  A small, narrow, sheltered bay, inlet, tidal creek, or recess in an estuary, often within a larger embayment.

3.  A small, often approximately circular, wave-cut indentation or recess in a cliff on a large body of water, especially one with a relatively narrow or secluded entrance.

4.  A shallow tidal river, or the backwater near the mouth of a tidal river.