bay

S2 W2

BrE /beɪ/ AmE /beɪ/

noun en → es

1 GEOGRAPHY A2

a large area of sea partly enclosed by land, smaller than a gulf but larger than a cove

bahía

  • a bay

Collocations bay of Fundy · San Francisco Bay

  • The town is built around a beautiful bay.

    La ciudad está construida alrededor de una hermosa bahía.

2 ANIMAL B1

the female of an animal such as a horse, donkey, or rabbit

yegua

  • a bay

Collocations bay mare · bay rabbit

  • She rode a beautiful bay horse.

    Ella montó un hermoso caballo bayo.

3 COLOR B1

a light brown colour, like that of the coat of some horses and rabbits

bayo

  • be bay

Collocations bay horse · bay rabbit

  • The horse was a beautiful bay color.

    El caballo era de un hermoso color bayo.

4 ROOM B2

a small room or area in the front of some old houses, used as a sitting room or for storing things

alcoba, recámara

  • have a bay

Collocations bay window · bay door

  • The house has a large bay window.

    La casa tiene una gran ventana de alcoba.

5 SHIP B2

a small boat used to carry people or goods between ships, or from a ship to the shore

lancha, bote de remos

  • a bay

Collocations ship's bay · boarding bay

  • The ship had several bays for passengers.

    El barco tenía varios botes para pasajeros.

6 MILITARY C1

a place where military aircraft are kept when they are not being used, or a large area for storing weapons and vehicles

hangar, bodega militar

  • an aircraft bay

Collocations aircraft bay · weapons bay

  • The fighter jets were stored in the hangar.

    Los cazas estaban almacenados en el hangar.

7 SPORT C1

a place where a player or team is allowed to stand during a game, especially in basketball and American football

zona de tiro, área de juego

  • in the free-throw bay

Collocations free-throw bay · three-point bay

  • He scored from the three-point bay.

    Marcó desde la zona de tres puntos.

8 TECH C1

a place in a computer system where data or information is stored, especially for temporary use

unidad de almacenamiento, memoria

  • data bay

Collocations data bay · memory bay

  • The computer has a large data bay.

    El ordenador tiene una gran unidad de almacenamiento.