Definition of coves:
(n) :
A small coastal inlet, especially one having high cliffs protecting vessels from prevailing winds; bight.
(n) :
(architecture) A concave vault or archway, especially the arch of a ceiling.
(n) :
(now uncommon) A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
(n) :
(Cumbria) A recess or sheltered area on the slopes of a mountain.
(n) :
(US) A strip of prairie extending into woodland.
(n) :
(Appalachia) A valley between two ridges, especially one that, opening to the south and east, is protected by ridges on the north and west from common winter storm tracks.