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bay(6) (iou)



bay noun4. LME.
[Old & mod. French baie, from bayer (earlier baer, beer) stand open, gape from medieval Latin batare, of unkn. origin.]
A division (of a wall) of a room between columns, pilasters, party-walls, bookcases, etc. LME.
F. R. Wilson The last two bays of the nave..are unoccupied. J. Hilton A very delightful library..containing a multitude of books so retiringly housed in bays and alcoves.
(In full bay window, a window across) an internal recess formed by the outward projection of a wall beyond the general line. Cf. bow-window s.v. BOW noun1. LME.
E. Walford A substantial brick house, the front diversified by two bays. H. Fast A slanted bay looked out over a greenery-choked backyard.
A recess, a compartment; a partitioned or marked area forming a unit. Freq. with specification of purpose, as bomb-bay, loading bay, sickbay L16.
C. Ryan From the bays of the B-24s..supplies began to fall haphazardly. E. Crispin A single-lane carriageway lined on either side with V-shaped bays in which pedestrians could take refuge.
A railway line at a station, having a closed end and acting as a terminus for a side-line; a platform adjoining this. Usu. attrib. E20.
A. Christie A train..came slowly puffing in and deposited itself in a modest bay.
Comb.: bay window: see sense 2 above; bay-windowed adjective having a bay window.
bayed adjective (of a window) having or set in a bay E19.