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midbay

midbay adjective: in the middle of a bay; partway along a bay.

Adjective

midbay (not comparable)

  1. In the middle of a bay; partway along a bay.
    • The Calderwood Desert site is located on the eastern side of the basin and consists of a midbay barrier in the northern portion of a small northward opening embayment[…]2007, Gregory S. Baker, Harry M. Jol, Stratigraphic Analyses Using GPR, page 107

Origin of midbay

From mid- + bay.

Questions about midbay

What does midbay mean?
Midbay means in the middle of a bay; partway along a bay.
What part of speech is midbay?
Midbay is an adjective.

Words near midbay in the dictionary

  1. midbands
  2. midbark
  3. midbasal
  4. midbass
  5. midbattle
  6. midbay
  7. midbeat
  8. midbie
  9. midbies
  10. midbite
  11. midbivalent

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