bay window Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun slang for a paunch
    tummy; pot; potbelly; corporation.
  2. noun a window that sticks out from the outside wall of a house
    bow window.

WordNet


Bay" win"dow
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window.

Webster 1913