"bay window" meaning in English

See bay window in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bay windows [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English baywyndow, baywyndowe, bay-windowe, equivalent to bay + window where bay refers to an opening between columns. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|baywyndow}} Middle English baywyndow, {{af|en|bay|window}} bay + window Head templates: {{en-noun}} bay window (plural bay windows)
  1. (architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. Categories (topical): Architecture, Obesity Translations (type of window): еркерен прозорец (erkeren prozorec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), finestral (Catalan), karnap [common-gender] (Danish), karnapvindue [neuter] (Danish), erkkeri-ikkuna (Finnish), erkkeri (Finnish), baie vitrée (French), Erker (German), Erkerfenster [neuter] (German), djumba [Latin, feminine] (Ladino), baia veirada (Occitan), fenestral (Occitan), wykusz [masculine] (Polish), э́ркер (érker) [masculine] (Russian), uinneag cearcaill [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ventana de bahía [feminine] (Spanish), ventana saliente [feminine] (Spanish), burspråk [neuter] (Swedish), cumba (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bay_window-en-noun-d-wenlg2 Disambiguation of Obesity: 54 46 Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'type of window': 100 0
  2. (figuratively) A protruding belly. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): Anatomy, Obesity Translations (protruding belly): pömppömaha (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bay_window-en-noun-7V3RkZFT Disambiguation of Anatomy: 9 91 Disambiguation of Obesity: 54 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'protruding belly': 1 99

Inflected forms

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