bay
/bā/
noun
a broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
"the Bay of Biscay"
synonyms: cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbor, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, bight, firth, anchorage, (sea) loch, lough
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Bay
Geographical feature category
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow... Wikipedia
noun · a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. Synonyms: bight, firth, sound, estuary, inlet.
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.
BAY meaning: a large area of water that is part of an ocean or lake and partly surrounded by land.