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bay1       [bey] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
2.South Atlantic States. an arm of a swamp.
3.a recess of land, partly surrounded by hills.
4.an arm of a prairie or swamp, extending into woods and partly surrounded by them.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME baye < MF baie < ML, LL bāia, perh. by back formation from L Bāiae name of a spa on the Bay of Naples]

—Synonyms 1. inlet, estuary, sound, firth, bight.
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bay2       [bey] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Architecture.
a.any of a number of similar major vertical divisions of a large interior, wall, etc.: The nave is divided into six bays.
b.a division of a window between a mullion and an adjoining mullion or jamb.
c.bay window (def. 1).
2.Aeronautics.
a.any portion of an airplane set off by two successive bulkheads or other bracing members.
b.a compartment in an aircraft: a bomb bay; an engine bay.
3.a compartment, as in a barn for storing hay.
4.Also called drive bay. an open compartment in the console housing a computer's CPU in which a disk drive, tape drive, etc., may be installed.
5.Nautical.
a.the deck space between the anchor windlass and the stem of a vessel.
b.sick bay.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < MF baee an opening in a wall, n. use of fem. ptp. of baer to stand open, gape < VL *batāre]

—Synonyms 3. alcove, nook, recess, niche; loft, garret.
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bay3       [bey] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
2.the position or stand of an animal or fugitive that is forced to turn and resist pursuers because it is no longer possible to flee (usually prec. by at or to): a stag at bay; to bring an escaped convict to bay.
3.the situation of a person or thing that is forced actively to oppose or to succumb to some adverse condition (usually prec. by at or to).
4.the situation of being actively opposed by an animal, person, etc., so as to be powerless to act fully (often prec. by at).
–verb (used without object)
5.to howl, esp. with a deep, prolonged sound, as a hound on the scent.
–verb (used with object)
6.to assail with deep, prolonged howling: a troubled hound baying the moon.
7.to bring to or to hold at bay: A dog bays its quarry.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME, aph. var. of abay < AF, dial. OF abai barking, n. deriv. of abaier to bark, from an imit. base *bay-]

—Synonyms 5. roar, bellow, bark, bell, clamor.
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bay4       [bey] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.laurel (def. 1).
2.Also called bayberry, bay rum tree. a tropical American shrub, Pimenta racemosa, having aromatic leaves that are used in making bay oil and bay rum.
3.any of various laurellike trees or shrubs.
4.any of several magnolias.
5.an honorary garland or crown bestowed for military victory, literary excellence, etc.
6.bays, fame; renown.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME bai(e), OE beg- (in begbéam lit., berry tree), conflated with MF baie < L bāca, bacca berry]
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bay5       [bey] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.reddish brown.
2.a horse or other animal of reddish-brown color.
–adjective
3.(of horses or other animals) having a reddish-brown body.
[Origin: 1300–50; ME < MF bai < L badius; cf. OIr buide yellow]
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bay 1       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea: the Bay of Biscay.
  2. An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.


[Middle English, from Old French baie, perhaps from baer, to open out, gape; see bay2.]

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bay 2       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Architecture A part of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as columns or pilasters: an arcade divided into ten bays.
  2. Architecture
    1. A bay window.
    2. An opening or recess in a wall.
  3. A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose: a cargo bay; an engine bay.
  4. A sickbay.
  5. Computer Science A drive bay.


[Middle English, from Old French baee, an opening, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badāre.]

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bay 3       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Reddish-brown: a bay colt.

n.  
  1. A reddish brown.
  2. A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.


[Middle English, from Old French bai, from Latin badius.]

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bay 4       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A deep, prolonged bark, such as the sound made by hounds.
  2. The position of one cornered by pursuers and forced to turn and fight at close quarters: The hunters brought their quarry to bay.
  3. The position of having been checked or held at a distance: "He has seen the nuclear threat held at bay for 40 years" (Earl W. Foell).

v.   bayed, bay·ing, bays

v.   intr.
To utter a deep, prolonged bark.

v.   tr.
  1. To pursue or challenge with barking: "I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon" (Shakespeare).
  2. To express by barking or howling: a mob baying its fury.
  3. To bring to bay: "too big for the dogs which tried to bay it" (William Faulkner).


[Middle English, from abai, cornering a hunted animal, from Old French, from abaiier, to bark, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *abbaiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *badāre, to gape, yawn. V., from Middle English baien, to bark, from abaien, from Old French abaiier.]

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bay 5       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. See laurel.
  2. Any of certain other trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage, such as the California laurel.
  3. A crown or wreath made especially of the leaves and branches of the laurel and given as a sign of honor or victory.
  4. Honor; renown. Often used in the plural.


[Middle English, from Old French baie, berry, from Latin bāca.]

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lau·rel       (lôr'əl, lŏr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. Also called bay5, bay laurel, sweet bay.
  2. A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.
    1. A wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests. Often used in the plural.
    2. Honor and glory won for great achievement. Often used in the plural.

tr.v.   lau·reled also lau·relled, lau·rel·ing also lau·rel·ling, lau·rels also lau·rels
  1. To crown with laurel.
  2. To honor, especially with an award or a prize.


[Middle English, from Old French laureole, from Latin laureola, diminutive of laurea, laurel tree; see laureate.]

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bay  (1)
"inlet of the sea," 1385, from O.Fr. baie, L.L. baia (c.640), from Iberian bahia.

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bay  (2)
"opening in a wall," c.1325 (especially bay window, 1405), from O.Fr. baee, pp. of bayer "to gape, yawn," from M.L. batare "gape," perhaps of imitative origin. Sick-bay "forepart of a ship's main deck used as a hospital" is from 1582, from the notion of a recessed space.

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bay  (3)
"howl of a hound" (especially when hunting), c.1300, from O.Fr. bayer, from PIE base *bai- echoic of howling (cf. Gk. bauzein, L. baubari "to bark," Eng. bow-wow; cf. also bawl). Noun meaning "cornering of a hunted animal" is also 14c. At bay (1649) is from special sense of "chorus raised by hounds in conflict with quarry."

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bay  (4)
"reddish-brown," 1341, from Anglo-Fr. bai, from O.Fr. bai, from L. badius "chestnut-brown" (used only of horses), from PIE *badyo- "yellow, brown" (cf. O.Ir. buide "yellow"). Also elliptical for a horse of this color.

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bay  (5)
"shrub" (Laurus nobilis, source of the bay leaf), 1373, originally only of the berry, from O.Fr. baie "berry, seed," from L. baca "berry." Extension to the shrub itself is from 1530. The leaves or sprigs were woven as wreaths for conquerors or poets. Bayberry first recorded 1578.

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bay

adjective
1. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color 

noun
1. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf 
2. the sound of a hound on the scent 
3. 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 [syn: true laurel] 
4. a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital; "they put him in the sick bay" 
5. a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose; "he opened the bomb bay" 
6. a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove] 
7. a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color 

verb
1. utter in deep prolonged tones 
2. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs 

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bay

see at bay.


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bay       (bā)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A body of water partially enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea. A bay is usually smaller than a gulf.
  2. A space in the cabinet of a personal computer where a storage device, such as a disk drive or CD-ROM drive, can be installed.

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bay hardware
(As in an aeroplane "cargo bay") A space in a cabinet into which a device of a certain size can be physically mounted and connected to power and data.
Common examples are a "drive bay" into which a disk drive (usually either 3.5 inch or 5.25 inch) can be inserted or the space in a docking station where you insert a notebook computer or laptop computer to work as a desktop computer or to charge their batteries, print or connect to the office network, etc.
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Bay Village, OH (city, FIPS 4416) Location: 41.48975 N, 81.92930 W
Population (1990): 17000 (6359 housing units)
Area: 12.0 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 44140

Bay View, WI Zip code(s): 53207

Bay View, MI Zip code(s): 49770

Bay Springs, MS (town, FIPS 4060) Location: 31.98016 N, 89.28414 W
Population (1990): 1729 (688 housing units)
Area: 18.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39422

Bay Port, MI Zip code(s): 48720

Bay City, WI (village, FIPS 5325) Location: 44.58534 N, 92.45263 W
Population (1990): 578 (220 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54723

Bay Head, NJ (borough, FIPS 3520) Location: 40.07020 N, 74.04866 W
Population (1990): 1226 (1001 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 08742

Bay Minette, AL (city, FIPS 4660) Location: 30.88078 N, 87.77697 W
Population (1990): 7168 (2682 housing units)
Area: 19.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36507

Bay City, MI (city, FIPS 6020) Location: 43.59005 N, 83.88865 W
Population (1990): 38936 (16372 housing units)
Area: 26.9 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48708

Bay City, OR (city, FIPS 4800) Location: 45.52124 N, 123.88501 W
Population (1990): 1027 (530 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97107

Bay City, TX (city, FIPS 5984) Location: 28.97862 N, 95.96336 W
Population (1990): 18170 (8189 housing units)
Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Bay County, FL (county, FIPS 5) Location: 30.23601 N, 85.63242 W
Population (1990): 126994 (65999 housing units)
Area: 1978.1 sq km (land), 698.3 sq km (water)

Bay County, MI (county, FIPS 17) Location: 43.72080 N, 83.94273 W
Population (1990): 111723 (44234 housing units)
Area: 1150.6 sq km (land), 483.6 sq km (water)

Bay Shore, NY (CDP, FIPS 4935) Location: 40.72637 N, 73.25050 W
Population (1990): 21279 (7938 housing units)
Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)

Bay Pines, FL (CDP, FIPS 4200) Location: 27.81595 N, 82.77527 W
Population (1990): 4171 (1893 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)

Bay Lake, FL (city, FIPS 4150) Location: 28.38888 N, 81.57631 W
Population (1990): 0 (0 housing units)
Area: 48.1 sq km (land), 3.0 sq km (water)

Bay Hill, FL (CDP, FIPS 4070) Location: 28.46765 N, 81.51628 W
Population (1990): 5346 (2095 housing units)
Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)

Bay View, OH (village, FIPS 4402) Location: 41.46885 N, 82.82363 W
Population (1990): 739 (336 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

North Bay Villag, FL Zip code(s): 33141

West Bay Shore, NY (CDP, FIPS 79301) Location: 40.70752 N, 73.27135 W
Population (1990): 4907 (1788 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Oyster Bay Cove, NY (village, FIPS 56011) Location: 40.85920 N, 73.50439 W
Population (1990): 2109 (699 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

North Bay Village, FL (city, FIPS 49225) Location: 25.84660 N, 80.15497 W
Population (1990): 5383 (3401 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)

North Bay Shore, NY (CDP, FIPS 51495) Location: 40.75902 N, 73.26098 W
Population (1990): 12799 (3464 housing units)
Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Bay View Gardens, IL (village, FIPS 4273) Location: 40.80979 N, 89.51900 W
Population (1990): 418 (152 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Bay Harbor Islands, FL (town, FIPS 3975) Location: 25.88699 N, 80.13451 W
Population (1990): 4703 (3179 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)

Hewlett Bay Park, NY (village, FIPS 34297) Location: 40.63500 N, 73.69615 W
Population (1990): 440 (149 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Kings Bay Base, GA (CDP, FIPS 43580) Location: 30.79783 N, 81.56442 W
Population (1990): 3463 (419 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Bay St. Louis, MS (city, FIPS 3980) Location: 30.31015 N, 89.33002 W
Population (1990): 8063 (3561 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 26.3 sq km (water)

Bay, AR (city, FIPS 4180) Location: 35.74003 N, 90.55919 W
Population (1990): 1660 (631 housing units)
Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 72411

Bay, MO Zip code(s): 65041

Put-in-Bay, OH (village, FIPS 65032) Location: 41.65307 N, 82.81510 W
Population (1990): 141 (171 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Scammon Bay, AK (city, FIPS 67680) Location: 61.84502 N, 165.58194 W
Population (1990): 343 (99 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99662

Silver Bay, NY Zip code(s): 12874

North Bay, MS Zip code(s): 39532

Sister Bay, WI (village, FIPS 74225) Location: 45.18689 N, 87.12745 W
Population (1990): 675 (859 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54234

Green Bay, VA Zip code(s): 23942

Grand Bay, AL (CDP, FIPS 31024) Location: 30.47194 N, 88.34429 W
Population (1990): 3383 (1245 housing units)
Area: 22.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36541

Monarch Bay, CA Zip code(s): 92629

Red Bay, AL (city, FIPS 63576) Location: 34.43613 N, 88.13634 W
Population (1990): 3451 (1452 housing units)
Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35582

Keweenaw Bay, MI Zip code(s): 49908

Morro Bay, CA (city, FIPS 49362) Location: 35.36741 N, 120.86629 W
Population (1990): 9664 (5694 housing units)
Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 13.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 93442

Prudhoe Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 64380) Location: 70.28405 N, 148.37616 W
Population (1990): 47 (0 housing units)
Area: 89.8 sq km (land), 31.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99734

Pedro Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 59540) Location: 59.79051 N, 154.13663 W
Population (1990): 42 (36 housing units)
Area: 47.1 sq km (land), 22.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99647

Oyster Bay, NY (CDP, FIPS 55992) Location: 40.86860 N, 73.53309 W
Population (1990): 6687 (2816 housing units)
Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 11771

Goodnews Bay, AK (city, FIPS 29290) Location: 59.10981 N, 161.56529 W
Population (1990): 241 (72 housing units)
Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99589

Sturgeon Bay, WI (city, FIPS 77875) Location: 44.82164 N, 87.36829 W
Population (1990): 9176 (4049 housing units)
Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54235

Clallam Bay, WA Zip code(s): 98326

Bodega Bay, CA (CDP, FIPS 7260) Location: 38.32280 N, 123.02979 W
Population (1990): 1127 (831 housing units)
Area: 20.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 94923

Carnelian Bay, CA Zip code(s): 96140

Chenega Bay, AK Zip code(s): 99574

Winchester Bay, OR Zip code(s): 97467

Colter Bay, WY Zip code(s): 83001

Bernhards Bay, NY Zip code(s): 13028

South Bay, FL (city, FIPS 67175) Location: 26.66735 N, 80.71654 W
Population (1990): 3558 (1213 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 33493

Williams Bay, WI (village, FIPS 87200) Location: 42.57641 N, 88.54279 W
Population (1990): 2108 (1659 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53191

Hooper Bay, AK (city, FIPS 33470) Location: 61.53976 N, 166.10305 W
Population (1990): 845 (203 housing units)
Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99604

Depoe Bay, OR (city, FIPS 18850) Location: 44.81015 N, 124.05825 W
Population (1990): 870 (632 housing units)
Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97341

Alton Bay, NH Zip code(s): 03810

Ellison Bay, WI Zip code(s): 54210

Suttons Bay, MI (village, FIPS 77600) Location: 44.97898 N, 85.65146 W
Population (1990): 561 (322 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49682

Eagle Bay, NY Zip code(s): 13331

Thorne Bay, AK (city, FIPS 77140) Location: 55.65919 N, 132.52470 W
Population (1990): 569 (233 housing units)
Area: 48.7 sq km (land), 13.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99919

Barefoot Bay, FL Zip code(s): 32976

Green Bay, WI (city, FIPS 31000) Location: 44.52160 N, 87.98975 W
Population (1990): 96466 (39726 housing units)
Area: 113.5 sq km (land), 27.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 54302, 54311, 54313

Palm Bay, FL (city, FIPS 54000) Location: 27.98566 N, 80.66019 W
Population (1990): 62632 (26273 housing units)
Area: 164.8 sq km (land), 8.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 32905, 32907, 32908, 32909

Womens Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 85680) Location: 57.68231 N, 152.66872 W
Population (1990): 620 (255 housing units)
Area: 116.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

North Bay, WI (village, FIPS 57700) Location: 42.76485 N, 87.78077 W
Population (1990): 246 (94 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Pelican Bay, TX (town, FIPS 56640) Location: 32.92333 N, 97.51922 W
Population (1990): 1271 (537 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Tonka Bay, MN (city, FIPS 65164) Location: 44.91567 N, 93.59042 W
Population (1990): 1472 (618 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Toksook Bay, AK (city, FIPS 78240) Location: 60.49307 N, 165.09424 W
Population (1990): 420 (103 housing units)
Area: 83.5 sq km (land), 105.3 sq km (water)

Silver Bay, MN (city, FIPS 60250) Location: 47.29189 N, 91.27860 W
Population (1990): 1894 (947 housing units)
Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)

Shelter Bay, WA (CDP, FIPS 63725) Location: 48.38261 N, 122.51395 W
Population (1990): 1069 (571 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

Tulalip Bay, WA (CDP, FIPS 72705) Location: 48.03741 N, 122.30898 W
Population (1990): 1395 (651 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 21.2 sq km (water)

Rowan Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 65520) Location: 56.65393 N, 134.25124 W
Population (1990): 133 (42 housing units)
Area: 83.1 sq km (land), 30.7 sq km (water)

Spring Bay, IL (village, FIPS 71604) Location: 40.82346 N, 89.52564 W
Population (1990): 439 (175 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Whitefish Bay, WI (village, FIPS 86700) Location: 43.11257 N, 87.90092 W
Population (1990): 14272 (5546 housing units)
Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Runaway Bay, TX (city, FIPS 63782) Location: 33.17489 N, 97.86654 W
Population (1990): 700 (411 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 10.9 sq km (water)

Neah Bay, WA (CDP, FIPS 48295) Location: 48.36464 N, 124.61097 W
Population (1990): 916 (405 housing units)
Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Hobart Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 32550) Location: 57.46582 N, 133.35325 W
Population (1990): 187 (63 housing units)
Area: 185.2 sq km (land), 40.9 sq km (water)

Freshwater Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 26950) Location: 57.89164 N, 135.07935 W
Population (1990): 68 (12 housing units)
Area: 78.2 sq km (land), 59.6 sq km (water)

Fairfield Bay, AR (CDP, FIPS 22660) Location: 35.60507 N, 92.26982 W
Population (1990): 2332 (1888 housing units)
Area: 55.2 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water)

English Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 23130) Location: 59.34685 N, 151.90349 W
Population (1990): 158 (51 housing units)
Area: 19.6 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)

Edna Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 20970) Location: 55.95393 N, 133.65073 W
Population (1990): 86 (29 housing units)
Area: 69.7 sq km (land), 24.7 sq km (water)

Dora Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 19660) Location: 55.18899 N, 132.29520 W
Population (1990): 57 (11 housing units)
Area: 64.4 sq km (land), 24.1 sq km (water)

Discovery Bay, CA (CDP, FIPS 19339) Location: 37.90878 N, 121.59522 W
Population (1990): 5351 (2646 housing units)
Area: 17.4 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)

Cruz Bay, VI (CDP, FIPS 28000) Location: 18.32250 N, 64.78244 W
Population (1990): 2466 (1366 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 8.0 sq km (water)

Coos Bay, OR (city, FIPS 15250) Location: 43.37845 N, 124.23101 W
Population (1990): 15076 (6617 housing units)
Area: 27.4 sq km (land), 13.8 sq km (water)

Cold Bay, AK (city, FIPS 16530) Location: 55.22503 N, 162.73888 W
Population (1990): 148 (73 housing units)
Area: 150.2 sq km (land), 56.8 sq km (water)

Buzzards Bay, MA (CDP, FIPS 10015) Location: 41.75501 N, 70.61495 W
Population (1990): 3250 (1544 housing units)
Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)

Bristol Bay, AK (Borough, FIPS 60) Location: 58.74462 N, 156.98810 W
Population (1990): 1410 (596 housing units)
Area: 1344.8 sq km (land), 1031.8 sq km (water)

Birch Bay, WA (CDP, FIPS 6190) Location: 48.92354 N, 122.75321 W
Population (1990): 2656 (2681 housing units)
Area: 41.4 sq km (land), 14.0 sq km (water)

Alexandria Bay, NY (village, FIPS 1187) Location: 44.33742 N, 75.91767 W
Population (1990): 1194 (658 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)

Horseshoe Bay, TX (CDP, FIPS 34862) Location: 30.53711 N, 98.35480 W
Population (1990): 1546 (2253 housing units)
Area: 60.6 sq km (land), 8.6 sq km (water)

Beaver Bay, MN (city, FIPS 4456) Location: 47.25692 N, 91.29862 W
Population (1990): 147 (115 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)

Naukati Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 52845) Location: 55.87367 N, 133.18476 W
Population (1990): 93 (41 housing units)
Area: 16.8 sq km (land), 9.9 sq km (water)

Nassau Bay, TX (city, FIPS 50376) Location: 29.54528 N, 95.08766 W
Population (1990): 4320 (2283 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Mission Bay, FL (CDP, FIPS 46040) Location: 26.36961 N, 80.21010 W
Population (1990): 1227 (529 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Laurel Bay, SC (CDP, FIPS 40525) Location: 32.46043 N, 80.78885 W
Population (1990): 4972 (1564 housing units)
Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water)

Larsen Bay, AK (city, FIPS 43040) Location: 57.55868 N, 154.01973 W
Population (1990): 147 (74 housing units)
Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 6.0 sq km (water)

Labouchere Bay, AK (CDP, FIPS 42730) Location: 56.29634 N, 133.63225 W
Population (1990): 149 (49 housing units)
Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Bay

Bay\, a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown, chestnutcolored; -- used only of horses.] Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

Bay cat (Zo["o]l.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies (Felis aurata).

Bay lynx (Zo["o]l.), the common American lynx (Felis, or Lynx, rufa).

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Bay\, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf. Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay harbor, creek; Bisc. baia, baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.]

1. (Geol.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.

Note: The name is not used with much precision, and is often applied to large tracts of water, around which the land forms a curve; as, Hudson's Bay. The name is not restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance, but is used foe any recess or inlet between capes or headlands; as, the Bay of Biscay.

2. 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.

3. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.

4. 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.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.

5. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.

6. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.

Sick bay, in vessels of war, that part of a deck appropriated to the use of the sick. --Totten.

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Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]

1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]

2. The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). 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.

The patriot's honors and the poet's bays. --Trumbull.

3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]

Bay leaf, the leaf of the bay tree (Laurus nobilis). It has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste.

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Bay\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Baying.] [ OE. bayen, abayen, OF. abaier, F. aboyer, to bark; of uncertain origin.] To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.

The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. --Dryden.

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