Biscayne Bay

American  

[bis-keyn, bis-keyn] / ˈbɪs keɪn, bɪsˈkeɪn /

noun

1. an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.

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Example Sentences

However, his second home is situated on a plum corner lot that offers private water frontage on two sides, directly on the edge of the Biscayne Bay.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

The nearly half that are along the Biscayne Bay waterfront are collectively worth more than $1.7 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

And while a comb of tall apartment buildings on Miami’s Biscayne Bay waterfront in Brickell might reflect increased demand for urban living, there may be a push factor there—development is going where development can go.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

The Pérez Art Museum Miami, overlooking Biscayne Bay in the city’s downtown, is just a few miles from Overtown, a historically Black neighborhood once known as the “Harlem of the South.”

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2024

Biscayne Bay stands at the terminus of the peninsula of Florida, and at the extreme southeastern end of the United States.

From My Native Land The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, and its People; with Descriptive Notes, Character Sketches, Folk Lore, Traditions, Legends and History, for the Amusement of the Old and the Instruction of the Young by Cox, James