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A coastline that loosened its belt and let the ocean wander in.
means A broad, curved inlet where the shoreline bends inward and the sea reaches into the land.
from From Old French 'baie,' likely from Late Latin 'baia,' a term for a harbor or inlet whose deeper roots are uncertain — some trace it to an Iberian source, possibly Basque. The water-meaning 'bay' has nothing to do with the bay of a barking dog (from Old French 'abaiier,' an imitation of the sound) or the bay laurel tree (from Latin 'baca,' a berry); English just happened to pile several unrelated words into the same three letters.
- horse color
- Bay also means a reddish-brown horse with black points.
- to bay
- Hounds bay; the moon gets blamed for it.
- hold at bay
- Cornered prey turning to face the dogs gave us the phrase.
- loading bay
- A bay is any recessed space, water optional.
- bay leaf
- From laurel; ancient victors wore it before chefs simmered it.
san francisco bay — body of water in california bordered by san francisco, oakland, and berkeley
bay of bengal — northeastern indian ocean between india, bangladesh, and myanmar
hudson bay — large sea in northern canada, largest bay in north america
bay of biscay — atlantic ocean body between france and spain known for rough waters