Bight - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|baɪt|
Brit.
|baɪt|
noun
- a loop in a rope
- a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
- a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
- the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
- a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
- a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
- the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
verb
- fasten with a bight
Extra examples
...the bight known as the Bay of Fundy is known for its fast-running tides...
Word forms
noun
singular: bight
plural: bights
singular: bight
plural: bights
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