bay window

American  

noun

1. an alcove of a room, projecting from an outside wall and having its own windows, especially one having its own foundations.

2. Informal. a large, protruding belly; paunch.

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bay window British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: bay.  a window projecting from the wall of a building and forming an alcove of a room See also bow window oriel window

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Etymology

Origin of bay window

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

"Bay window, near the well, just across the corner from the barber shop, next to the school," broke in Shep.

From Four Boy Hunters by Bonehill, Ralph

I think you must be suited with a good painting light in your Bay window.

From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John