BAY


Meaning of BAY in English

n.

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: Middle English baye, from Anglo-French bai, perhaps from baer to be wide open

Date: 14th century

1 : an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf

2 : a small body of water set off from the main body

3 : any of various terrestrial formations resembling a bay of the sea

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.