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1. (n.) bight
a loop or slack part in a rope.
2. bight
a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river.
3. bight
a body of water bounded by such a bend.
4. bight
a bay or gulf.
5. (v.t.) bight
to fasten with a bight of rope.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME byght, OE byht bend, bay; akin to MLG bucht (akin to bow1))
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| Definition of 'bight' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bight
a loop in a rope
2. (noun) bight
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3. (noun) bight
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
"the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
4. (verb) bight
the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
5. (verb) bight
fasten with a bight
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. bight
a corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow
2. bight
a bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin
3. bight
the double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop
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| Definition of 'bight' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. bight
A bend in a coast forming an open bay or an open bay formed by such a bend.
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