bay windownoun [ C ]
uk/ˌbeɪ ˈwɪn.dəʊ/us/ˌbeɪ ˈwɪn.doʊ/a window that sticks out from the outer wall of a house and usually has three sides
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Parts of buildings: windows & parts of windows
- architrave
- bow window
- casement
- dormer
- double glazing
- glaze
- glazing
- lattice window
- leaded window
- lintel
- picture window
- rose window
- sash
- sash window
- shutter
- transom
- triple glazing
- window ledge
- windowpane
- windowsill
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Examples from literature
- At one side of the fireplace was a heavy curtain which covered the bay window we had seen from outside.
- He led the former into a bay window and began talking with him in a low tone.
- In the bay window was the most conspicuous object in the room—a fine marble bust of Goethe.
- Paul went to the bay window and looked out.
- There was a bay window in the room.