bay window

noun

1
: a window or series of windows forming a bay in a room and projecting outward from the wall
2

Examples of bay window in a Sentence

he shopped the company's big and tall line for shirts to fit his bay window
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And yet, the overlapping-frames strategy tends to blur the lines between the various families involved, trapping us in a CG snowglobe, as virtual seasons change and time marches past the wide bay window. Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Oct. 2024 The photos of moms staring out of bay windows at something idyllic were replaced by crying ones after something went wrong, somewhere. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024 Its large kitchen includes an island and allows for a dining area at the bay window. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024 Hill remembers sitting in front of his computer at the bay window with a view of the street below. Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bay window 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bay window was in the 15th century

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“Bay window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bay%20window. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

bay window

noun
: a window or set of windows that sticks out from the wall of a building

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