Simple meaning
What does Bay mean?
Bay is a curved water area next to land.
Dictionary definition
A part of the sea or lake that curves into the land.
Example sentences
Bay in a sentence
easy
In social studies, we learned the word bay.
medium
Our class map showed how bay helps describe location and land.
hard
The passage uses bay to explain real-world geography in simple school language.
Synonyms
Words like Bay
geography termUse for words about places, land, and maps.
location wordUse for vocabulary about where things are.
Antonyms
Opposite words
different land typeUse as a contrast between unlike land or location features.
opposite featureUse as a helpful contrast in map and environment language.
Word family
Bay word family
Base word
bay
noun
bay
Base form.
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Practice 1
What does bay mean in a geography context?
Bay means bay is a curved water area next to land.
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