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bay

2  [bey]
–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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drive bay  
n.  A space in a personal computer where a storage device such as a disk drive or CD-ROM drive can be installed.
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Word Origin & History

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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Science Dictionary
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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