bay window
noun
an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations.
Compare bow window, oriel.
Informal.
a large, protruding belly; paunch.
Origin of bay window
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby bay window
bay shore,
bay state,
bay street,
bay tree,
bay village,
bay window,
bay-head bar,
baya,
bayadere,
bayamo,
bayamón
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British Dictionary definitions for bay window
bay window
noun
a window projecting from the wall of a building and forming an alcove of a room
Sometimes shortened to: bay See also bow window, oriel window