bay bay

(Askeri) BÖLME ETİKETLERİ: Ambarlarda bölmeleri göstermek için, yüksek noktalara veya sütunlar üzerine konulan harf veya numaralardan mürekkep işaret

bay rum

defne ispirtosu

bay rum

massachusetts eyaleti

k.dili. göbek, yağ bağlamış karın

bay window

göbek

be at bay

köpeklerce kıstırılmak

be at bay

çok zor bir durumda olmak

(Askeri) BOMBA BÖLMESİ: Bombardıman uçaklarında bir kompartıman. Bombalar burada taşınır ve buradan atılır

yerinden çıkarmak (vahşi hayvan)

circulation in bay

(Askeri) koydaki sirkülasyon

engine bay

motor bölümü

fire bay

(Askeri) ATEŞ BÖLMESİ: Bak. "firing bay"

firing bay

(Askeri) ATEŞ BÖLMESİ: Bir siperin, ara siperleri ile birbirinden ayrılmış avcıların ateş ettikleri kısımları. Bu kısımlar, birbirine ara siperlerini dolaşan irtibat yolları ile bağlıdır. Bunlardan birine bir mermi veya bomba isabet ettiği takdirde infilak tesiri ara siperler vasıtasıyla tahdit edilir. Buna "fire bay" da denir

having a bay window

arada mesafe bırakmak, yaklaştırmamak

holding bay

(Havacılık) bekleme alanı

hudson bay low

(Meteoroloji) hudson körfezi alçağı

(Askeri) GEMİ REVİRİ, GEMİ HASTANE VEYA REVİRİ

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of bay bay in Turkish Turkish dictionary
bay: Bey yerine kullanılan bir unvan
BAY: (Osmanlı Dönemi) f. Bey. Mir. Emir. Zengin
BAY U GEDA: (Osmanlı Dönemi) Zengin ve fakir
bay: Zengin kimse
bay: Parası, malı çok olan, zengin (kimse)
bay: Erkek özel adları yerine kullanılır
bay: Hakkari'de bir göl

English - English

Definition of bay bay in English English dictionary
Baffin Bay: A sea between Greenland and Nunavut
Baghdad by the Bay: Nickname for San Francisco (city in California)
Bay Miwok: A division of the Miwok people, who resided east of the San Francisco Bay
Bay Miwok: The Utian (Penutian) language spoken by this people
Bay Street: Financial interests in Canada, especially in Toronto
Bay Street: A street in Toronto where many banks and other financial institutions are based
Bay fever: The illness feigned by convicts to avoid being sent to Botany Bay
Bay fevers: plural form of Bay fever
Bay of Bengal: A sea that forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean
Bay of Biscay: a gulf of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain, named for the Spanish province of Biscay
Bay of Mecklenburg: A bay in the Baltic Sea between Germany and the Danish islands of Lolland, Falster and Møn
Botany Bay dozen: 25 lashes, ie. strokes of a whip across a person's back as a punishment. (Reference: Robert Hughes, The Fatal Shore, 1987, paperback 1996 ISBN 1-86046-150-6, chapter 12.)
Bothnian Bay: The most northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia
Galway Bay: A bay off the east coast of Ireland, between the counties of Galway and Connacht
Guantanamo Bay: A US naval base in South-East Cuba
Hervey Bay: A city in Queensland, Australia
Hout Bay: a maritime suburb of Cape Town, South Africa
Hudson Bay: An inland sea in northeastern Canada
Moreton Bay bug: The species Thenus orientalis of the slipper lobster family
Tampa Bay: The metropolitan area surrounding the body of water, including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater
Tampa Bay: A body of water along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, USA
Thunder Bay: a large bay in Canada
Thunder Bay: a town in Ontario, Canada
at bay: Unable to come closer; at a distance
These two books of sacred, and secular, passages for memory—will serve other good purposes besides merely occupying vacant hours: they will help to keep at bay many anxious thoughts, worrying thoughts, uncharitable thoughts, unholy thoughts.
at bay: Cornered; unable to flee
Instead of mounted riders following a pack of hounds, it is envisaged that just two dogs will be used to locate a stag and hold it at bay.
bay: To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds
bay: A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses
bay colour:.
bay: To bark
bay: Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses)
bay: Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships
bay: A horse of this color
bay: The leaf of this shrub, used as a herb
bay: The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey
bay: A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land
bay: The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof
bay: An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides
bay: An opening in a wall, especially between two columns
bay: A shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries
bay: A bay platform
bay: To bark at
bay: The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory
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.
bay: shortened form of bay window
bay: The excited barking of dogs when hunting or being attacked
bay: A berry
bay cat: a small feline endemic to the island of Borneo
bay cats: plural form of bay cat
bay leaf: A herb derived from a shrub of the family Lauraceae
bay leaves: plural form of bay leaf
bay platform: A platform that can be accessed from only one end; a dead-end platform
bay platforms: plural form of bay platform
bay window: a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room
bay windows: plural form of bay window
loblolly bay: A similar West Indian tree, Gordonia haematoxylon
loblolly bay: An elegant white-flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, ''Gordonia lasianthus, growing in the maritime parts of the Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in tanning
red bay: a small tree, Persea borbonia, in the Lauraceae family, with red fruit and wood, used for ornamental purposes
bay: {i} small arm of the sea where the shore curves inward; laurel (type of shrub); chamber, compartment; compartment containing a drive (Computers); howl of a hunting dog; dark reddish-brown color; bay-colored horse
bay: {n} a recess or arm of the sea, an inclosure in a barn, a state of being hemmed in, land covered with the bay tree
bay: {n} the bay tree or laurel, a numerous genus
bay: A berry, particularly of the laurel
bay: {a} inclining to a chesnut brown
bay: {v} to bark as a dog, hem in, surround, dam
keep someone at bay: (deyim) Keep someone at a distance
Abu Qir Bay: Inlet of the Mediterranean Sea, lying near the Rosetta mouth of the Nile along the coast of Egypt. It was the scene of the Battle of the Nile (1798), in which an English fleet under Horatio Nelson defeated the French fleet of Napoleon I
Atchafalaya Bay: Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico on the Louisiana coast, U.S. Together with Four League Bay, it extends about 21 mi (34 km). The Atchafalaya River links the bay with Morgan City on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The area includes many natural gas and oil fields
Back Bay: An area of Boston, Massachusetts, largely consisting of filled-in land reclaimed from mud flats after the 1850s. It is noted for its many residences, long thoroughfares, and fine shops
Baffin Bay: An ice-clogged body of water between northeast Canada and Greenland. It connects with the Arctic Ocean to the north and west and with the Atlantic Ocean to the south by way of Davis Strait. Large inlet, Atlantic Ocean, between western Greenland and eastern Baffin Island. With an area of 266,000 sq mi (689,000 sq km), it extends 900 mi (1,450 km) southward from the Arctic and is connected to the Atlantic by Davis Strait. It was visited by the English captain Robert Bylot in 1615 and named for his lieutenant, William Baffin. Its climate is severe, and icebergs are dense even in August
Barataria Bay: Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, southeastern Louisiana, U.S. The bay is about 15 mi (24 km) long and 12 mi (19 km) wide, and its entrance is a narrow channel, navigable through connecting waterways into the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway system. The area is noted for its shrimp industry and natural-gas and oil wells. Jean Laffite and his brother organized a colony of pirates around its coast in 1810-14, and it is sometimes called Laffite Country
Battle of Manila Bay: (May 1, 1898) Naval engagement in the Spanish-American War. The U.S. Asiatic Squadron under George Dewey was ordered to sail from its Hong Kong base to destroy the Spanish fleet then in the Philippines. In one morning the guns of Dewey's squadron completely destroyed the Spanish ships anchored in Manila Bay. The Spanish suffered 381 casualties, the Americans fewer than
Battle of Manila Bay: Manila later surrendered and was occupied by U.S. troops in August. The battle established the U.S. as a major naval power
Battle of Mobile Bay: (Aug. 5, 1864) Naval engagement in the American Civil War. The Union fleet under David Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay, Ala., breaching the protective string of mines (torpedoes) and engaging the Confederate ironclad Tennessee. After a two-hour battle, the Union fleet won control of the bay. With the surrender of nearby Fort Morgan, the former Confederate port of Mobile was sealed off from Confederate blockade runners
Bay: A region of Somalia
Bay Area: the Bay Area the area of land around the San Francisco Bay in California, including cities such as San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Palo Alto, and San José
Bay Area: {i} San Francisco Bay Area, diverse metropolitan area from a geographical standpoint that encircles the bay of San Francisco (California, USA)
Bay City: A city of eastern Michigan on Saginaw Bay north-northwest of Detroit. It is a port of entry and industrial center. Population: 38,936
Bay Shore: An unincorporated community of southeast New York on the southern shore of Long Island. It is a residential town and fishing resort. Population: 31,200
Bay of: For names of actual bays, see the specific element of the name; for example, Biscay, Bay of; Pigs, Bay of
Bay of Bengal: {i} arm of the Indian ocean
Bay of Bengal: Part of the Indian Ocean. Occupying about 839,000 sq mi (2,172,000 sq km), it is bordered by Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and the northern Malay Peninsula. It is about 1,000 mi (1,600 km) wide, with an average depth of more than 8,500 ft (2,600 m). Many large rivers, including the Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, flow into it. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the bay's only islands, separate it from the Andaman Sea. It has long been crossed by Indian and Malaysian traders; Chinese maritime trading dates from the 12th century. Vasco da Gama led the first European voyage into the bay in 1498
Bay of Biscay: the Bay of Biscay a large area of sea between the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain. Bay of Biscay. v. or Gulf of Gascony French Golfe de Gascogne Spanish Golfo de Vizcaya Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, bounded by southwestern France and northwestern Spain. It has an area of about 86,000 sq mi (223,000 sq km) and a maximum depth of 15,525 ft (4,735 m). It is known for its rough seas. Rivers flowing into the bay include the Loire, Adour, and Garonne. Its ports include (in France) Brest, Nantes, and Bordeaux, and (in Spain) Bilbao, Santander, and Avilés; none can accommodate large vessels. French coastal resorts include La Baule, Biarritz, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Bay of Biscay: {i} bay in the Atlantic ocean between Northern Spain and Western France
Bay of Campeche: Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. Bounded by the Yucatán Peninsula, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and the southern part of the state of Veracruz, it covers about 6,000 sq mi (15,500 sq km). Major offshore oil fields were developed in the bay in the 1970s, and it became Mexico's principal oil-producing region. In 1979 an accident at an oil well there released some 3 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf; the government spent more than $100 million to bring the spill under control
Bay of Fundy: Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southeastern Canada Located between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, it extends 94 mi (151 km) inland and is 32 mi (52 km) wide at its entrance. It is noted for its fast-running tides, which may produce rises as great as 70 ft (21 m), the highest in the world. Noted also for the spectacular rock formations and forests of its shorelines, it has several deepwater harbours, including one at St. John, N.B. In 1948 a 51,000-acre (20,700-hectare) section of the bay's New Brunswick coast was set aside as Fundy National Park
Bay of Islands: Inlet, South Pacific Ocean, on the northeastern coast of North Island, New Zealand. The bay was formed when the sea flooded an old river valley system. It has a 500-mi (800-km) shoreline and about 150 islands. It opens to the ocean through a passage between Brett Cape and Wiwiki Cape. The first European to enter the bay was Capt. James Cook in 1769. The bay was the site of the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Britain and native Maori. It is now a popular resort area
Bay of Naples: Semicircular inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea, southern Italy. It extends southeastward for 20 mi (32 km) from Cape Miseno to Campanella Point. It is noted for its scenic beauty, which is enhanced by the volcanic hills surrounding it, including Mount Vesuvius. Its major port is Naples, and along its shore are ruins of the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum
Bay of Pigs: an area on the south coast of Cuba, which is famous for a military attack that took place in 1961. A group of Cubans living in the US tried to enter Cuba with the aim of ending the government of Fidel Castro. They were trained and supported by the US, but the attack failed. Bay of Pigs
Bay of Pigs: bay in Cuba (site of a failed invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles in 1961)
Bay of Pigs invasion: (April 17, 1961) Abortive invasion of Cuba directed by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and carried out by Cuban exiles. The invasion was intended to spark a rebellion that would topple Fidel Castro, whose communist regime was considered a threat to U.S. interests in the region. The invasion began with the bombing of Cuban military bases; two days later a force of about 1,500 landed at several sites along the coast, including the Bay of Pigs. The rebellion never materialized, the invasion force was quickly defeated, and more than 1,100 men were imprisoned. The result was a huge propaganda victory for Castro and a severe embarrassment for the administration of U.S. president John F. Kennedy
Bay of Quinte: Arm of Lake Ontario, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It extends for 75 mi (121 km) from its entrance near Amherst Island to Murray Canal at the western end. A resort area, it is a scenic, narrow bay with many small inlets. Among the major settlements around the bay are Trenton, Belleville, Deseronto, and Picton. The bay's name was derived from Kenté, an Indian village on the bay's western shore
Bay of Whales: Former inlet of the Ross Sea, Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was first seen by the British explorer James C. Ross in 1842. The bay was the continent's most southerly open harbour in summer and was the site of several important bases for Antarctic exploration. More than 10 mi (16 km) wide in 1911, it gradually narrowed as advancing ice sheets collided. It disappeared entirely in 1987 when an iceberg 99 mi (159 km) long broke off from the Ross Ice Shelf
Biscayne Bay: Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southeastern U.S. Located along southeastern Florida, it is about 40 mi (64 km) long and 2-10 mi (3-16 km) wide; it forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. It is bordered by Miami on the northwest and the Florida Keys on the east. The bay was named for the early explorer El Biscaino, of Viscaya (Biscaya) province, Spain. See also Biscayne National Park
Botany Bay: a place in southeast Australia, close to Sydney, where a narrow part of the sea reaches into the land, which was visited in 1770 by Captain Cook. In the early 19th century, another place in this area was used as a place for sending British criminals as a punishment, and this was also given the name 'Botany Bay'. Inlet of the South Pacific Ocean, southeastern Australia. Lying south of Sydney off Port Jackson, it is about 6 mi (10 km) at its widest. It was the scene of the first Australian landing by Capt. James Cook in 1770; he named the bay for its great variety of plants. It was selected in 1787 as the site for a penal settlement, but the settlement was soon transferred inland. Its shores are now ringed by Sydney's suburbs
Bristol Bay: {i} arm of the Bering Sea in south west Alaska
Bristol Bay: An arm of the Bering Sea in southwest Alaska between the mainland and the Alaska Peninsula. It is a rich salmon-fishing area
Buzzards Bay: Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. Connected to Cape Cod Bay by the Cape Cod Canal on the northeast and bordered on the southeast by the Elizabeth Islands, it is 30 mi (48 km) long and 5-10 mi (8-16 km) wide. Its coastline is dotted with fishing villages and summer resorts. Buzzards Bay town (pop., 2000: 3,549) is the site of Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Cam Ranh Bay: Vietnamese Vinh Cam Ranh Inlet of the South China Sea, south-central Vietnam. Located between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, it was a French colonial naval base. It was used by the Japanese in World War II. From 1965 it was a major U.S. base in the Vietnam War. It later was a major Soviet naval base, and Russia maintained a presence there after the dissolution of the U.S.S.R
Cardigan Bay: Bay, western Wales. A widemouthed inlet of St. George's Channel, it is about 65 mi (105 km) long. Two national parks, Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire Coast, incorporate substantial stretches of shoreline. Many resort towns line the bay, including Aberystwyth and Fishguard, a base for ferry service between Wales and Ireland
Chaleur Bay: Inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, southeastern Canada. It extends about 85 mi (137 km) between northern New Brunswick and the Gaspé Peninsula. It receives many rivers, including the Restigouche. The bay is famous as a fishing ground, especially for salmon. It was navigated and named 1535 by Jacques Cartier
Chesapeake Bay: {i} largest inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the east cost of the United States
Chesapeake Bay: An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean separating the Delmarva Peninsula from mainland Maryland and Virginia. Explored and charted by John Smith in 1608, it is an important link in the Intracoastal Waterway. a bay (=area of water connected to the sea) on the US east coast, important for trade and shipping. Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, eastern U.S. With its lower section in Virginia and its upper section in Maryland, it is 193 mi (311 km) long and 3-25 mi (5-40 km) wide and has an area of about 3,230 sq mi (8,365 sq km). It receives many rivers, including the Susquehanna, Patuxent, Potomac, and James. Jamestown, the area's first European settlement, was founded in 1607; a year later, Capt. John Smith explored and mapped the bay. The bay's waters had supported vast amounts of marine life, but by the 1970s development of the surrounding area led to alarming pollution of the bay; fishing dropped off sharply. Efforts have since been made to reverse the damage
Chesapeake Bay retriever: A hunting dog of a breed developed in the United States, having a thick short wavy coat ranging from dark brown to tan in color and known for its skill in retrieving game from water
Conception Bay: Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southeastern Newfoundland, Canada. Named by a Portuguese explorer who visited the coast in 1500 on the Feast of the Conception, it is about 30 mi (50 km) long and 12 mi (19 km) wide. Its shore settlements, among Newfoundland's oldest and most densely populated, support seafood canneries and beach resorts
Coos Bay: formerly Marshfield Bay Town (pop., 2000: 15,374), southwestern Oregon, U.S. Located on Coos Bay, an inlet of the Pacific, it was settled as Marshfield in 1854 and developed early shipbuilding industries. In the early 1900s it became a major lumber-shipping port. A port of entry, it also processes seafood products and is the heart of a seaside resort area. Incorporated in 1874, it was renamed Coos Bay (after an Indian tribal name) in 1944
Corpus Christi Bay: Inlet, Gulf of Mexico, southern Texas, U.S. Forming a deepwater harbour for the port of Corpus Christi, it is 25 mi (40 km) long and 3-10 mi (5-16 km) wide and is sheltered on the east by Mustang Island. Its shipping serves the petroleum, chemical, and agricultural industries. The area is popular for sportfishing, waterfowl hunting, and boating. The bay was entered on the feast of Corpus Christi in 1519 by Alonso de Pineda, who claimed the region for Spain
Delagoa Bay: Bay, southeastern coast of Mozambique. Some 19 mi (31 km) long and 16 mi (26 km) wide, with Inhaca Island, a tourist resort, at its mouth, it also is the site of Maputo, the nation's capital. First explored by the Portuguese in 1544, it was important as an outlet for ivory and slaves, a way station for Indian Ocean trade, and a route to the South African diamond mines and goldfields. Ownership was contested by the Portuguese, Dutch, English, and Boers until it was awarded by arbitration to Portugal in 1875
Delaware Bay: An estuary of the Delaware River emptying into the Atlantic Ocean between eastern Delaware and southern New Jersey. Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Forming part of the New Jersey-Delaware state border, it extends southeast for 52 mi (84 km) from the junction of the Delaware River with Alloway Creek to its entrance between Cape May and Cape Henlopen. Bordered by marshy lowlands, the bay is an important link in the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Eilat bay: bay situated between the south of Israel Jordan and the Sinai
Faxa Bay: Inlet of the northern Atlantic Ocean, southwestern coast of Iceland. At 30 mi (50 km) deep and 50 mi (80 km) long, it is the largest in Iceland. The main ports along the bay are Akranes and Reykjavík, Iceland's capital. A U.S. air base is at Keflavík on the southern shore
Frobisher Bay: An arm of the Atlantic Ocean extending into southeast Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada. It was discovered by Martin Frobisher in 1576 and until 1860 was thought to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island. Inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean. Extending northwest from the southeastern tip of Baffin Island, Can., it is about 150 mi (240 km) long and 20-40 mi (32-64 km) wide and has a maximum depth of 400 ft (120 m). It was discovered in 1576 by Martin Frobisher. The town of Iqaluit at the head of the bay is the capital of Nunavut
Frobisher Bay: bay connecting the eastern tip of Baffin Island (Canada) to the Atlantic Ocean
Georgian Bay: An extension of Lake Huron in southeast Ontario, Canada. Many of its small, wooded islands are summer resorts. Inlet, Lake Huron, southeastern Ontario, Canada. Sheltered from the rest of the lake by Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula, it is 120 mi (190 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide; its maximum depth is 540 ft (165 m). The Georgian Bay Islands National Park, established in 1929, comprises some 40 islands in the southeastern and western parts of the bay. The Thirty Thousand Islands along the bay's eastern shore constitute a popular summer resort area
Glacier Bay: Narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean, southeastern Alaska coast, U.S. About 60 mi (97 km) long, it contains 16 active glaciers that descend from the St. Elias Mountains to the east and Fairweather Range to the west. The bay has fjordlike inlets and many largely treeless islands, used as rookeries by thousands of seabirds. It is the focus of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: National park, southeastern Alaska, U.S. Located on the Gulf of Alaska, it was proclaimed a national monument in 1925, renamed in 1980, and designated a World Heritage site in 1992. It covers 5,040 sq mi (13,053 sq km). It includes Glacier Bay, the northwestern slope of Mount Fairweather, and the U.S. portion of the Alsek River. Among its great tidewater glaciers is Muir Glacier, which rises 265 ft (81 m) above the water and is nearly 2 mi (3 km) wide. The park also includes a dramatic range of plant species and such wildlife as brown and black bears, mountain goats, whales, seals, and eagles
Grand Traverse Bay: Northeast arm of Lake Michigan, indenting northwestern Michigan, U.S. Located off the coast of the Lower Peninsula, the head of the bay is 32 mi (52 km) long and 12 mi (19 km) wide. It is divided into the east and west arms by Old Mission Peninsula, with Traverse City at its base. The Leelanau Peninsula lies west of the bay, which is noted for its year-round fishing. The area is an important summer resort region
Great South Bay: An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between the southern shore of Long Island and offshore barrier islands
Green Bay: A city of eastern Wisconsin on Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. Founded as a trading post in 1634, the city is a port of entry with varied industries. Population: 96,466. City (pop., 2000: 102,313), northeastern Wisconsin, U.S. Located on the Fox River at Green Bay, an inlet of Lake Michigan, it was the site of French trading posts from 1634 until the War of 1812. The U.S. took possession when the army built Fort Howard there in 1816. With the decline of the fur trade and the opening of the Erie Canal, it developed as a lumbering and agricultural centre. A Great Lakes port of entry with heavy shipping, it has a large wholesale and distributing business. The city is famous for its professional football team, the Green Bay Packers, which it has supported since 1919. It is the site of a University of Wisconsin branch and a technical college
Green Bay Packers: leading American professional football team
Haifa bay: largest Israeli port located on the Haifa coast
Hawke Bay: A large inlet of the southern Pacific Ocean on the east-central coast of North Island, New Zealand
Hervey Bay: Inlet and city (pop., 2001: 41,890), southeastern Queensland, Australia. Named in 1770 by Capt. James Cook and surveyed in 1804, the bay measures 55 by 40 mi (89 by 64 km). Hervey Bay city comprises a complex of bayside resorts, which also serve a district of sugarcane and pineapple plantations
Hudson Bay: large bay in northeastern Canada
Hudson Bay: An inland sea of east-central Canada connected to the Atlantic Ocean by Hudson Strait, lying between southern Baffin Island and northern Quebec. James Bay is the southern extension of Hudson Bay, which was explored and named by Henry Hudson in 1610. a large area of sea in northern Canada which is frozen for most of the year. Inland sea, indenting east-central Canada. With an area of 480,000 sq mi (1,243,000 sq km), it is bounded by Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. It is connected with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson Strait and with the Arctic Ocean via the Foxe Channel. Named for Henry Hudson, who navigated its eastern coast in 1610, the bay and the surrounding area, known as Rupert's Land, were controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company (1821-69). Hudson Bay is shallow, with an average depth of 330 ft (100 m); the coast is mainly a marshy lowland. The islands it contains are administratively part of Nunavut. For conservation purposes, the Canadian government has designated the whole Hudson Bay basin a "mare clausum" (closed sea)
Hudson's Bay Co: Corporation prominent in Canadian economic and political history. It was incorporated in England (May 2, 1670) to seek the Northwest Passage to the Pacific, to occupy lands adjacent to Hudson Bay, and to carry on commerce. The lands granted to the company, known as Rupert's Land, extended from Labrador west to the Rocky Mountains and from the headwaters of the Red River on the southern Canadian border north to Chesterfield Inlet on Hudson Bay. The company first engaged in the fur trade and established trading posts around Hudson Bay. By 1783 competitors had formed the North West Co., and armed clashes continued until the two companies merged in 1821. The company was given exclusive fur-trade rights until 1858, when the monopoly was not renewed and independent companies entered the fur trade. In 1870 the company sold its territories to the government in exchange for 300,000 and mineral rights to lands around the posts and a fertile portion of western Canada. It remained a large fur-collecting and marketing agency until 1991, with extensive real-estate interests and many department stores
Hudson's Bay Company: a British company, established in 1670, which exchanged goods for furs with the Native Americans and once owned large areas of land in Canada
Jamaica Bay: Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. It occupies about 20 sq mi (50 sq km) along the southwestern shore of Long Island, in southeastern New York, U.S. Part of the Port of New York, it is sheltered on the south by Rockaway Peninsula and connects with the ocean through Rockaway Inlet. Near the entrance channel is Coney Island. On the northeastern shore, at Idlewild, is the John F. Kennedy International Airport
James Bay: The southern arm of Hudson Bay, in east-central Canada between northeast Ontario and western Quebec. It was sighted by Henry Hudson in 1610 but named for the English captain Thomas James (1593?-1635?), who explored much of the bay in 1631. Extension of Hudson Bay, located between northern Ontario and Quebec, Can. Generally less than 200 ft (60 m) deep, it is 275 mi (443 km) long and 135 mi (217 km) wide. It contains numerous islands, of which the largest is Akimiski Island. The many rivers that empty into the bay, including the Moose, are the cause of its low salinity. Visited by Henry Hudson in 1610, it is named for Capt. Thomas James, who explored it in 1631
Jervis Bay: Inlet of the South Pacific, New South Wales, Australia. It occupies an area of 28 sq mi (73 sq km). It was discovered in 1770 and named Long Nose by Capt. James Cook, but in 1791 it was renamed for Adm. John Jervis. In 1915 it was transferred from the jurisdiction of New South Wales to the Australian Commonwealth to provide the Australian Capital Territory with access to the sea. The bay is a resort area and the site of the Royal Australian Naval College (founded 1915)
Korea Bay: An inlet of the Yellow Sea between northeast China and western North Korea
Laguna de Bay: Lake, central Luzon, Philippine Islands. Located southeast of Manila, the lake, about 32 mi (52 km) long, is the largest in the Philippines. Its outlet is the Pasig River. It is dotted with islands, the largest being densely settled Talim
Manila Bay: Inlet of the South China Sea extending into southwestern Luzon island, Philippines. Considered one of the world's great harbours, it forms a nearly landlocked body of water with an area of 770 sq mi (2,000 sq km). It measures 36 mi (58 km) across at its widest point. The decisive Battle of Manila Bay, in the Spanish-American War, took place there in 1898. The Japanese gained control of the bay in 1942 during World War II, but it was recaptured by U.S. forces in 1945. Corregidor Island, the scene of intense fighting in the war, divides the bay's entrance into the South Channel and the North Channel
Manta Bay: inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the western coast of Ecuador
Massachusetts Bay: An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off eastern Massachusetts extending from Cape Ann in the north to Cape Cod in the south
Massachusetts Bay Colony: Early English colony in Massachusetts. It was settled in 1630 by a group of 1,000 Puritan refugees from England (see Puritanism). In 1629 the Massachusetts Bay Co. had obtained an English charter allowing it to trade and colonize in New England. Puritan stockholders envisioned the colony as a refuge from religious persecution in England, and they transferred control of the company to the emigrants in Massachusetts. Led by John Winthrop, the colonists founded their colony on the Charles River at what would become Boston. In 1684 England annulled the company's charter and in 1691 established royal government under a new charter, which merged Plymouth colony and Maine into the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony: colony established by the Puritans in the New World during the early and mid-1600s
Milne Bay: Inlet of the South Pacific Ocean, Papua New Guinea. Located at the southeastern end of the island of New Guinea, the bay is 30 mi (50 km) long and 6-8 mi (10-13 km) wide. A Spanish explorer charted the bay in 1606; it was named by the British for Adm. Alexander Milne in 1873. European interest in it increased during the 1889-99 gold rush. Samarai, an island in the China Strait, became a boomtown from which prospectors spread through the islands of Milne Bay and to the mainland. As a Japanese base of operations in World War II, Milne Bay was the scene of Japan's first major setback in 1942, and it served as an Allied base for the remainder of the war
Mobile Bay: Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, extending 35 mi (56 km) north to the mouth of the Mobile River in southwestern Alabama, U.S. It is 8-18 mi (13-29 km) wide and enters the gulf through a dredged channel between Dauphin Island and Mobile Point. During the American Civil War it was the scene of the Battle of Mobile Bay
Montego Bay: a city and port in northwest Jamaica, the second largest city on the island. Its beautiful beaches make it a popular place for tourists. Seaport (pop., 2000 est.: 89,859), northwestern Jamaica, located northwest of Kingston. It lies on the site of a large Arawak village visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494. The Spanish, ousted by the British after 150 years, destroyed most of the original buildings. One of Jamaica's largest cities, it is a commercial centre and busy port. It is also a popular tourist resort noted for its white sandy beaches
Moreton Bay: Inlet of the Pacific Ocean, southeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. It is 65 mi (105 km) long and 20 mi (32 km) wide, and it serves as the gateway to Brisbane. In 1770 British navigator Capt. James Cook named the bay (misspelling it) for the earl of Morton. The first settlement on the mainland was a penal colony established at Redcliffe in the early 19th century
Narragansett Bay: A deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in eastern Rhode Island. There are many good harbors and resort areas along its shores. Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southeastern Rhode Island, U.S. It extends north for 28 mi (45 km) into the state, almost dividing it into two parts. The bay includes Rhode, Prudence, and Conanicut islands and Mount Hope Bay, which is crossed by one of New England's longest bridges. Since colonial times it has been an active shipping centre; its chief ports are Providence and Newport. Much of the bay's area is devoted to fishing and recreation
New York Bay: An arm of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Hudson River between western Long Island and northeast New Jersey. It is divided into Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay by the Narrows
North Bay: A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, on Lake Nipissing east-southeast of Sudbury. It is a trade center in a lumber and mining region. Population: 51,268
Onega Bay: An arm of the White Sea in northwest Russia. It receives the Onega River, about 418 km (260 mi) long
Palm Bay: A city of eastern Florida on the Indian River lagoon southeast of Orlando. It is a resort. Population: 62,632
Passamaquoddy Bay: An arm of the Bay of Fundy between southern New Brunswick, Canada, and eastern Maine. It is studded with islands, including Campobello. Inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, and southeastern Maine, U.S., at the mouth of the St. Croix River. Deer Island and Campobello Island are in its southern part. It has an immense tidal flow, with about 70 billion cu ft (2 billion cu m) entering and leaving twice daily on the turn of the tide
Peter the Great Bay: Inlet, Sea of Japan, northwestern Pacific Ocean, in southeastern Russia. It extends for 115 mi (185 km) from the mouth of the Tumen River northeast across to Cape Povorotny. The bay reaches inland for 55 mi (88 km) and contains the port of Vladivostok. The bay freezes from early December to mid-April
Placentia Bay: An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in southeast Newfoundland, Canada. On August 14, 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter, setting forth the Allied aims for a postwar settlement, while aboard the British battleship Prince of Wales anchored in the bay
Prudhoe Bay: Small inlet of the Beaufort Sea, northern Alaska, U.S. It has been the centre of oil-drilling activities since the discovery in 1968 of vast petroleum deposits on Alaska's North Slope. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline links the area to Valdez on Prince William Sound
San Francisco Bay: Large, nearly landlocked bay indenting west-central California, U.S. A drowned river valley paralleling the coastline, it is connected with the Pacific Ocean by the Golden Gate Strait, which is spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge. The bay is one of the world's finest natural harbours. Treasure, Yerba Buena, Angel, and Alcatraz islands are there; the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley are nearby
San Francisco Bay Area: {i} Bay Area, diverse metropolitan area from a geographical standpoint that encircles the bay of San Francisco (California, USA)
Subic Bay: a large US military base in the Philippines. Inlet of the South China Sea, southwestern Luzon, Philippines. From 1901 it was the site of the U.S.-operated Subic Bay Naval Station, the largest naval installation in the Philippines. The area suffered heavy damage in World War II and was occupied by the Japanese in 1942-44. The base played a prominent supply and maintenance role in the Vietnam War (1955-75). Control of the bay was transferred to the Philippines in 1992, and it subsequently was redeveloped as a free-trade zone and recreational and tourist destination
Table Bay: Inlet, Atlantic Ocean, forming the harbour of Cape Town, South Africa. It is 12 mi (19 km) long and 8 mi (12 km) wide. Although less sheltered than other bays along the coast, it became a port of call for ships traveling to India and the East because of the availability of fresh water. The shore was permanently settled by the Dutch in 1652
Tampa Bay: Inlet, Gulf of Mexico, western Florida, U.S. The bay is 25 mi (40 km) long and 7-12 mi (11-19 km) wide, and it serves the recreational and commercial activities of Saint Petersburg on the western shore and Tampa on the northeast. Hernando de Soto began his travels through the southeastern U.S. region when he reached Tampa Bay in 1539. Tampa Bay is spanned by the 15-mi (24-km) Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Thunder Bay: City (pop., 2001: 109,016), west-central Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Superior. Its first settlement was a French fur-trading post 1678. In the 1870s and '80s silver strikes and the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway brought prosperity to the twin towns of Port Arthur and Fort William that had grown up there. Their rivalry was resolved with the unification of their harbour facilities in 1906; the towns merged in 1970 and created the city of Thunder Bay. It is one of Canada's busiest ports, with grain storage and transshipment depots; other industries include shipbuilding
Tokyo Bay: Inlet, western Pacific Ocean. Located off the east-central coast of Honshu, Japan, it is about 30 mi (48 km) long and 23 mi (37 km) wide. It provides a spacious harbour area for several Japanese cities, including Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kawasaki. A highway connecting Kawasaki with Kisarazu (pop., 2000 prelim.: 122,766) on the opposite side of the bay was opened in 1997; it includes a bridge and an undersea tunnel that is 5.9 mi (9.5 km) long
Ungava Bay: Inlet, southern Hudson Strait, northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is about 200 mi (320 km) long and 160 mi (260 km) wide at its mouth, with a maximum depth of 978 ft (298 m). Fed by several large rivers, including the Koksoak, Leaf, and Payne, it is ice-free only four months a year. At its mouth, Akpatok Island (551 sq mi [1,427 sq km]) rises to 930 ft (283 m)
Walvis Bay: Town (pop., 2001 prelim.: 40,849), west-central Namibia, on the Atlantic Ocean. A mid-19th-century rush to exploit guano deposits on nearby islands was followed by British annexation of the bay and the adjacent land in 1878. It was incorporated into Britain's Cape Colony in 1884. In 1910 it was included in the newly united South Africa. Administered as part of South West Africa (1922-77), it was then governed directly by South Africa, which retained the enclave after Namibia reached independence in 1990. The two countries administered the enclave jointly from 1992 to 1994; then South Africa transferred it to Namibia. Its harbour serves as Namibia's chief port
adjective bay 3: a bay horse is reddish brown in colour
at bay: deadlocked, in a position that one cannot act; in distress, in trouble
at bay: forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal"
at bay(p): forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal
baffin bay: a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada; connected with the Arctic Ocean to the north and with the Atlantic Ocean (via the Labrador Sea) to the south; icebound in winter
bay: a unit of a building marked by vaulting or roof compartments
bay: A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay
bay: To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game
bay: A wide, curving indentation, recess, or arm of a sea or lake into the land or between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove, and usually smaller than, but of the same general character as, a gulf (Bates & Jackson 1987)
bay: Space between two bents
bay: A recess in the shore or an inlet of a sea between two capes or headlands, not so large as a gulf but larger than a cove
bay: place in a computer case to put drives and other devices
bay: {s} having a dark reddish-brown color (as of a horse)
bay: A wide area of water extending into land from a sea or lake San Francisco, California, is on the Golden Gate Bay
bay: A bay horse is reddish-brown in colour
bay: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" the sound of a hound on the scent an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf bark with prolonged noises, of dogs utter in deep prolonged tones (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay: A part of a sea or lake that advances inland of the shoreline
bay: The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis)
bay: An unfinished area or space between a row of columns and the bearing wall Usually the smallest area into which a building floor can be partitioned
bay: A part of an ocean or lake extending into the land
bay: (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay: The opening between two columns or walls that forms a space
bay: A body of water partially enclosed by land, but with a large outlet to the sea or ocean
bay: A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks
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 butchered The car reversed into the loading bay
bay: part of the sea or lake extending into land
bay: If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you. Eating oranges keeps colds at bay Prisoners armed with baseball bats used the hostages to hold police at bay. In architecture, any division of a building between vertical lines or planes, especially the entire space included between the centerlines of two adjacent vertical supports. The space between two columns or pilasters, or from pier to pier in a church, including that part of the vaulting (see vault) or ceiling between them, is thus called a bay. Any of several small trees with aromatic leaves, especially the sweet bay, or bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), source of the bay leaf used in cooking. The California laurel (Umbellularia californica) is an ornamental tree also called the bay tree. The bay rum tree, or simply bay (Pimenta racemosa), has leaves and twigs that yield, when distilled, oil of bay, which is used in perfumery and in the preparation of bay rum, a fragrant cosmetic and medicinal liquid. Semicircular or nearly circular concavity, similar to a gulf but usually smaller. Bays may range from a few hundred yards to several hundred miles from side to side. They are usually located where easily eroded rocks, such as clays and sandstones, are bounded by harder, more erosion-resistant formations of igneous rocks, such as granite, or hard calcareous rocks, such as massive limestones. Some bays form excellent harbours. Frobisher Bay Dublin Bay prawn Abu Qir Bay Atchafalaya Bay Baffin Bay Barataria Bay Bay of Pigs invasion Bay Laguna de Bengal Bay of Biscayne Bay Botany Bay Buzzards Bay Cádiz Bay of Cam Ranh Bay Campeche Bay of Cardigan Bay Chaleur Bay Chesapeake Bay Conception Bay Coos Bay Marshfield Bay Corpus Christi Bay Delagoa Bay Delaware Bay Faxa Bay Fundy Bay of Georgian Bay Glacier Bay Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Grand Traverse Bay Green Bay Guantánamo Bay Hervey Bay Hudson Bay Hudson's Bay Co. Islands Bay of Jamaica Bay James Bay Jervis Bay Manila Bay Manila Bay Battle of Massachusetts Bay Colony Milne Bay Mobile Bay Mobile Bay Battle of Montego Bay Moreton Bay Naples Bay of Narragansett Bay Passamaquoddy Bay Peter the Great Bay Prudhoe Bay Quinte Bay of San Francisco Bay Subic Bay Table Bay Tampa Bay Thunder Bay Tokyo Bay Ungava Bay Walvis Bay Whales Bay of Biscay Bay of
bay: An opening in the chassis used for installation of mass storage equipment such as a CD-ROM drive
bay: the sound of a hound on the scent
bay: a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay"
bay: A bay is an area of a room which extends beyond the main walls of a house, especially an area with a large window at the front of a house
bay: A wide area of water extending into land from a sea or lake
bay: The distance between two supports in a vault
bay: Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel
bay: utter in deep prolonged tones
bay: Internal division of building marked by roof principals or vaulting piers; A unit of interior space in a building, marked off by architectural divisions
bay: Sections into which the nave of a church is divided, generally by columns or pillars Can be counted by following the longitudinal axis
bay: An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character
bay: the sound of a hound on the scent an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf bark with prolonged noises, of dogs utter in deep prolonged tones (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
bay: To bathe
bay: {f} bark, howl
bay: A recess or indentation shaped like a bay
bay: A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc
bay: Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; applied to the color of horses
bay: The space between the primary frames measured parallel to the ridge
bay: A recess or INLET in the SHORE of a SEA or lake between two capes or HEADLANDS, not as large as a GULF but larger than a COVE See also BIGHT, EMBAYMENT See Figure 5
bay: A regularly repeating division of a facade, marked by fenestration
bay: a small recess opening off a larger room
bay: Deep-toned, prolonged barking
bay: A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible
bay: To dam, as water; with up or back
bay: 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
bay: To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear
bay: an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
bay: A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards. a short ferry ride across the bay. the Bay of Bengal. the San Francisco Bay area
bay: A telephone industry term for the space between the vertical panels or mounting strips ("rails") of the rack One rack may contain several bays A bay is another place you put your equipment
bay: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
bay: one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers
bay: A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc
bay: If a number of people are baying for something, they are demanding something angrily, usually that someone should be punished. The referee ignored voices baying for a penalty. the baying crowd. = clamour
bay: The distance between the main frames of a building
bay: A vertical division of a vessel from stem to stern, used as a part of the indication of a stowage place for containers The numbers run from stem to stern; odd numbers indicate a 20 foot position, even numbers indicate a 40 foot position
bay: A recess or inlet in the shore of a sea or lake between two capes or headlands, not as large as a gulf but larger than a cove See also bight, embayment
bay: If a dog or wolf bays, it makes loud, long cries. A dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon. see also sick bay