American English pronunciation

How to pronounce bay

IPA transcription: ['beɪ]

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Noun

  • an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

  • the sound of a hound on the scent

  • small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

  • a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital

    “they put him in the sick bay”

  • a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose

    “he opened the bomb bay”

  • a small recess opening off a larger room

  • a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

Verb

  • utter in deep prolonged tones

  • bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Adjective

  • (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

Usage examples

  • The station is known for Natural Heroes, North Bay Bountiful and Community Health Connections.
  • Waimea Bay is located along Kamehameha Highway.
  • He was also the captain of his college team at Baylor.
  • Patients will be accommodated in single rooms, and four-bed bays.
  • Sodus Creek flows northward through the town to Sodus Bay.
  • The band recorded demos and played shows around the Bay area for two years.
  • Herridge was also president of the Nakusp-Galena Bay Telephone Company.
  • The Gordon was a conventional two-bay fabric-covered metal biplane.
  • The tragedy gave rise to Baylor's longstanding tradition of remembering The Immortal Ten.
  • Among these developments include The Venetian, Mandalay Bay, and Paris Las Vegas.