Back bay
a prosperous residential and commercial area of Boston, Massachusetts.
Contemporary Examples
Reprinted with permission of Back Bay Books / Little, Brown and Company.
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler Robert Edsel February 5, 2014
Historical Examples
There were people skating on Back Bay, and chairs on runners with ladies well wrapped up in furs, and sleds of every description.
A Little Girl in Old Boston Amanda Millie Douglas
They’re the real crusty stuff, after all, them Back Bay plutes.
Shorty McCabe on the Job Sewell Ford
He thought of the boxing-lessons that he used to take on the Back Bay, years ago.
A Singular Life Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
You must take advantage of your position—you must wake up the Back Bay!
The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) Henry James
I guess that it will dismay plenty of Back Bay families who have babies.
‘Smiles’ Eliot H. Robinson
Following his walk from the Back Bay it was little wonder that he was hungry.
Sheila of Big Wreck Cove James A. Cooper
And she is from the coldest stratum of Back Bay societypos-i-tive-ly.
The Corner House Girls on Palm Island Grace Brooks Hill
The Neck could not be forced, and to cross in boats over the Back Bay was a hazardous undertaking.
The Siege of Boston Allen French
But look over there, where the sunset clouds are reflected in the Back Bay.
The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Various
noun
(Canadian) a small bay or inlet of a lake
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