baileys
- plural of bailey.
Example Sentences
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If the barbican fell, the castle still had two courtyards, or baileys, from which last gasp fighting could be carried out.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2019
Headed toward DC on route 50 and was just after the baileys crossroads interchange when I saw a brilliant, bright green streak across the sky and sputter our just over the horizon.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2018
The Normans called the two courts in front of their castles the inner and outer baileys; and the officer in charge of them was called the bailiff.
From A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
Some sort of seneschal met us with a light and led us below the twilight arches, where beyond, I could catch glimpses of the baileys and courts and the donjon tower against the heavy ramparts.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy
The outer baileys are defended by some great towers of massive Norman masonry from which you look all over the town and surrounding country.
From Normandy, Illustrated, Part 1 by Home, Gordon
