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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for bay: 🔊

Bay /bei/

1.2. Etymology of Bay:

Late Middle English: from Old French baie, from Old Spanish bahia, of unknown origin.

1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of bay:

Baie

1.4. Definition of bay in fisheries:

Bay: An area of the sea or a large lake, partly surrounded by a wide curve of land. In international fisheries law, it is a well-marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast, with its area as large as, or larger than, that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation.