Bay (disambiguation)
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A bay
is an area of water bordered by land on three sides.
Bay may also refer to:
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
is an area of water bordered by land on three sides.
Bay may also refer to:
- Bay (horse), a color of the hair coats of some horses
- Bay leafBay leafBay leaf refers to the aromatic leaf of the bay laurel . Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. The leaves are often used to flavor soups, stews, braises and pâtés in Mediterranean cuisine...
, the aromatic leaves of several species of the Laurel family - Bay LaurelBay LaurelThe bay laurel , also known as sweet bay, bay tree, true laurel, Grecian laurel, laurel tree, or simply laurel, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub with green, glossy leaves, native to the Mediterranean region. It is the source of the bay leaf used in cooking...
, the evergreen laurel tree species Laurus nobilis - Bay (architecture)Bay (architecture)A bay is a unit of form in architecture. This unit is defined as the zone between the outer edges of an engaged column, pilaster, or post; or within a window frame, doorframe, or vertical 'bas relief' wall form.-Defining elements:...
, a module in classical or Gothic architecture - The name in English of a kenKen (architecture)A is a measurement in Japanese architecture. It has two principal uses:* As a proportion for intervals between the pillars of traditional-style buildings. The word is translated in this case in English as "bay". Traditional buildings usually measure an odd number of bays, for example 3×3 or 5×5...
, a Japanese unit of measure and proportion - Baying, a kind of howl made by canines
Places
- Bay, Haute-SaôneBay, Haute-SaôneBay is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...
, a commune of France in the Haute-Saône department - Bay, LagunaBay, LagunaBay is a 3rd class also considered as 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 60,756 inhabitants in 15,194 households...
, a municipality in the Philippines- Bay RiverBay RiverThe Bay River , also known as the Sapang River or the San Nicolas River, is a river system in Bay, Laguna. It is one of 21 major tributaries of Laguna de Bay and is the more southern of two small rivers that hem the town proper of Bay.The other is the Calo River , another Laguna de Bay tributary,...
, a river in this locality
- Bay River
- Bay, SomaliaBay, SomaliaBay is an administrative region in southern Somalia.-Overview:It is bordered by the Somalian regions of Bakool, Lower Shabele, Middle Juba and Gedo....
- Bay, ArkansasBay, ArkansasBay is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,800 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bay is located at ....
, USA - Shorthand for various features, including
- San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay AreaThe San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, or simply the Bay Area - The Chesapeake BayChesapeake BayThe Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
and other locally prominent bays - Morecambe BayMorecambe BayMorecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park. It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom, covering a total area of 310 km².-Natural features:The rivers Leven,...
- largest intertidal bay in England
- San Francisco Bay Area
Radio
- 102.1 Bay Radio, a radio station in South Wales, originally launched as Swansea Bay Radio
- The Bay (radio station)The Bay (radio station)The Bay is a British radio station owned by the CN Group broadcasting from the city of Lancaster to the region of North Lancashire and the South Lakes, in North West England. It derives its name from the sand banks of Morecambe Bay, above which the main 96.9 MHz transmitter is located...
, in North West England - The Bay 102.8The Bay 102.8The Bay 102.8 is the community radio station for Poole, Bournemouth and the surrounding areas offering music and local information. The station was awarded a community radio licence by Ofcom in 2007 and began broadcasting on 8 November 2008. Community Radio stations in the UK are required to...
, a radio station in Dorset, England - Bay Radio (Spain)Bay Radio (Spain)Bay Radio is an English language radio station for expats in the Valencian Community. It serves the majority of the Costa Blanca, broadcasting from Valencia to Torrevieja. The station is on-air 24 hours a day....
, a radio station serving the Valencian Community in Spain - Bay Radio (Malta), a radio station located in Malta in Spain
- 100.7 The Bay, a classic rock radio station in Westminster, Maryland
Transport
- Bay (TTC)Bay (TTC)Bay is a station on the Bloor–Danforth line of the subway system in Toronto, Canada. It is located at 64 Bloor Street West at Bay Street.One major amenity of this station is the Toronto Transit Commission's Lost articles office, where objects lost on TTC property are kept.-History:Bay Station was...
subway station in Toronto - BAY, the IATA airport code of Baia Mare AirportBaia Mare AirportBaia Mare Airport is situated in northwest Romania, located in Tăuţii-Măgherăuş, west of Baia Mare municipality and in the historic region of Maramureş....
in Baia Mare, Romania - Bay Station (OC Transpo)Bay Station (OC Transpo)Bay Transitway Station is a bus stop on Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's transitway served by OC Transpo buses. It is located in the central transitway section at Bay Street, with two substations on Albert Street and Slater Street....
, a bus stop in Ottawa's Central Transitway located downtown - The space enclosed by a set of struts on a biplane, see biplane#Overview
Miscellanea
- Chancellor BayChancellor BayChancellor Bay was an important Asiatic official in ancient Egypt, who rose to prominence and high office under Seti II Userkheperure Setepenre and later became an influential powerbroker in the closing stages of the 19th Dynasty. He is generally identified with Irsu Chancellor Bay (died 1192 BC)...
, a royal scribe to an ancient Egyptian ruler - Bay Trading CompanyBay Trading CompanyThe Bay Trading Company, or simply Bay Trading, is a chain of clothing stores situated throughout the United Kingdom. Selling clothes and fashion jewellery targeted at the young fashion market. It is part of the Rinku Group....
, a retailer of woman's clothes in the UK - Sick baySick bayA sick bay is a compartment in a ship used for medical purposes — the ship's hospital.The sick bay will contain the ship's medicine chest which may be divided into separate cabinets such as a refrigerator for medicines which require cold storage and a locked cabinet for controlled substances...
, nautical term for the location in a ship that is used for medical purposes - Rose bay, a common name for Rhododendron maximumRhododendron maximumRhododendron maximum — also called great rhododendron, great laurel, rosebay rhododendron, American rhododendron or big rhododendron — is a species of Rhododendron native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia south to northern Alabama.-Description:R. maximum is an evergreen shrub growing to 4...
- Bay platformBay platformBay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
, a dead-end platform at a railway station which has through lines - The Bay School of San FranciscoThe Bay School of San FranciscoThe Bay School of San Francisco is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory high school that opened in 2004. The school moved into its current location in the Presidio of San Francisco in 2005...
A private SF high school - Drive bayDrive bayA drive bay is a standard-sized area for adding hardware to a computer. Most drive bays are fixed to the inside of a case, but some can be removed....
, the area for adding hardware in a computer - The BayThe BayThe Bay is a chain of 91 department stores that operate across parts of Canada. It is the main brand of Hudson's Bay Company , North America's oldest company. It has its headquarters in the Simpson Tower in Toronto. In French, the chain is known as la Baie, short for "Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson"...
, a chain of department stores in Canada, subsidiary of the Hudson's Bay Company. - Bay (surname)Bay (surname)Bay is a surname used in many countries around the world. The name has many variations and meanings.*English, French, and Dutch: nickname for someone with chestnut or auburn hair, from Middle English, Old French bay, bai, Middle Dutch bay ‘reddish brown’ .*English: from the Middle English personal...
- Bay Street (disambiguation)Bay Street (disambiguation)Bay Street may refer to:*Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*Bay Street , a shopping and entertainment centre in St. Julian's, Malta*International Plaza and Bay Street, a shopping mall in Tampa, Florida, USA...
- Bay Township (disambiguation)
- The Bay (film), a motion picture filmed in Georgetown, South Carolina, to be distributed by Lionsgate Motion Picture Group