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noun
- 1. a space created by a window-line projecting outward from a wall.
- 2. a compartment with a particular function in a motor vehicle, aircraft, or ship: "a bomb bay"
1. : an animal that is a reddish-brown color : a bay (see bay entry 1) animal. specifically : a horse with a bay-colored body and black mane, tail, and points (see point entry 1 sense 6b (3)) compare chestnut entry 1 sense 4, sorrel entry 1 sense 1. 2. : a reddish brown.
BAY definition: 1. a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three…. Learn more.
Bay definition: a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.. See examples of BAY used in a sentence.
BAY meaning: 1. a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three…. Learn more.
A bay is an inlet along the shoreline of a body of water. A bay window occupies a similar inlet in a room. When you keep someone "at bay" you hold them off.
Definition of bay noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bay 1. n. 1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea: the Bay of Biscay. 2. An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.
a small area in a building or place that is used for a particular purpose, for example storing something: a parking bay. keep/hold sth at bay. to prevent something unpleasant from coming near you or from happening: Gunmen kept police at bay for almost four hours.
noun. bays. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea. The Bay of Biscay. American Heritage. A part of a sea or lake that cuts into the shoreline; wide inlet: usually smaller than a gulf. Webster's New World.
5 days ago · A bay is an area of a room that extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house.
