Bay at Castletown, Isle of Man Bay of Baracoa, Cuba 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. …

: any of several shrubs or trees (such as the red bay or sweet bay) resembling the laurel compare bay rum

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.

Idiom bay for blood (Definition of bay from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Bay, concavity of a coastline or reentrant of the sea, formed by the movements of either the sea or a lake. The difference between a bay and a gulf is not clearly defined, but the term bay …

A bay is a partly enclosed area, inside or outside a building, that is used for a particular purpose. The animals are herded into a bay, then led into the barn. The car reversed into the loading bay.

Sep 29, 2025 · Native Americans relied on the bay for fishing, trade, and communication long before that. Millions of people live on the Chesapeake Bay. The bay is anchored by the cities …

18 hours ago · A bay is a common and significant feature where the land meets a larger body of water. Historically, these partially enclosed areas have been fundamental to human …

18 hours ago · bay (countable and uncountable, plural bays) (countable) A tree or shrub of species Laurus nobilis (family Lauraceae), having dark green leaves and berries. …

Define bay. bay synonyms, bay pronunciation, bay translation, English dictionary definition of bay. n. 1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the …