1.Architecture A part of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as columns or pilasters: an arcade divided into ten bays.2.Architecturea. A bay window. b. 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French baee, an opening, from baer, to gape, from Vulgar Latin *badre.
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