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    bight
    /bʌɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
    • 2. a loop of rope.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BIGHT definition: 1. a curved part of a coast or river that is set back from the rest: 2. a curved part of a coast…. Learn more.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › bightBIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bight definition: the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.. See examples of BIGHT used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bightBight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BIGHT is a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also : a bay formed by such a bend. How to use bight in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BIGHT meaning: 1. a curved part of a coast or river that is set back from the rest: 2. a curved part of a coast…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve. 2. the slack middle part of an extended rope. 3. a curve or loop in a rope. verb. 4. (transitive) to fasten or bind with a bight. Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbight noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of bight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bightBight - definition of bight by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. (Physical Geography) a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve. 2. (Knots) the slack middle part of an extended rope. 3. (Knots) a curve or loop in a rope. vb. (Knots) (tr) to fasten or bind with a bight. [Old English byht; see bow 2] Bight.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › bightBight Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Dictionary Meanings. Bight Definition. bīt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. A loop in a rope. American Heritage. A bend, angle, or hollow, specif. of a body structure. Webster's New World. The middle or slack part of an extended rope. American Heritage. A loop or slack part in a rope.

  10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › bightbight | meaning of bight in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    bight meaning, definition, what is bight: a slight bend or curve in a coast: Learn more.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bightBight - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of bight. noun. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) see more. noun. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline. “the Bight of Benin”. “the Great Australian Bight ”. see more.