bulges out then in

[VicNicSor]

buldge
to stick out from something in a round shape
• South of Benghazi the coastline bulges out then in.
OALD

That means that the line of the coast is sinuous -- at first it's sticking out (bulges out), then concave (bulges out). Is this right?
Thanks.

 

[sound shift]

Yes, that's right.

 

[VicNicSor]

Thank you.

 

[Parla]

at first it's sticking out (bulges out), then concave (bulges out).

I think that after "concave" you meant "(curves in)". [We don't use "bulges" when something's concave.]

 

[VicNicSor]

It was a typo, I meant bulges in.

 

[Packard]

It was a typo, I meant bulges in.

In USA English we only use "bulges" with "out", for "in" you would have to choose a different word from "bulges". Parla's "curves in" would be my first choice. Alternately I might say, "it bulges out and then begins an inward depression." Though "depression" usually applies to altitude and not longitude or latitude--so that would not be as ideal as "curves in".

 

[sdgraham]

buldge
to stick out from something in a round shape
• South of Benghazi the coastline bulges out then in.
OALD

That means that the line of the coast is sinuous -- at first it's sticking out (bulges out), then concave (bulges out). Is this right?
Thanks.

I think you meant: "at first it's sticking out (bulges out), then concave (bulges out in)"

Whether something can bulge "in," however, is another issue, since dictionaries, including the WRD, don't seem to accede to that concept.

 

[VicNicSor]

Thank you, everyone.