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/ˈbeɪ̯/ · noun
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline..
This hotel has a great view across the bay.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
both you here with many a cursed oth, / Sweare she is yours, and stirre vp bloudie frayes, / To win a willow bough, whilest other weares the bayes.
The patriot's honours and the poet's bays.
Wrex: And Shepard--I like what you've done with the Normandy. Got tired of always hanging around the cargo bay before.
A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
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gondola bay
Use bay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bay means (geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline..
Common synonyms include gulf, bay laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
This hotel has a great view across the bay.
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