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BIGHT
bight
(noun) the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
bight
(noun) a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; “the Bight of Benin”; “the Great Australian Bight”
bight
(noun) a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
bight
(noun) a loop in a rope
bight
(verb) fasten with a bight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bight (plural bights)
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
(geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
A curve in a rope
Source: Wiktionary
Bight, n. Etym: [OE. bi a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b. sq. root88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.]
1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
2. (Geog.)
Definition: A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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