how wide is a bay? it is used as a measurement in housing. originally the distance between greek columns.?

Question

typically a row house is 2, 3 , 4 bays wide. how wide is a bay and how did it originate?

Answer 1

Bays are not a standard unit of measurement. They are used to describe a section of space.



1 : a principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building
2 : a main division of a structure
3 : any of various compartments or sections used for a special purpose (as in an airplane, spacecraft, or service station)
4 : bay window 1
5 : a support or housing for electronic equipment

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French baee opening, from feminine of baé, past participle of baer to be wide open, gape, from Vulgar Latin *batare
Date: 14th century