bight

[Bight]

A bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

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A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

Noun
the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

Noun
a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"

Noun
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

Noun
a loop in a rope

Verb
fasten with a bight

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v.
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

v.
A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.

v.
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.

Bight

Bight , n. [OE. bit a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. bgan. &root;88. 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.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. 3. (Naut.) 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.

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

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