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- Dictionarybight/bʌɪt/
noun
- 1. a curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
- 2. a loop of rope.
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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.
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.
Bight definition: the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.. See examples of BIGHT used in a sentence.
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.
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.
Definition of bight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Sep 27, 2024 · Noun. [edit] bight (plural bights) Map of Australia, showing the Great Australian Bight. A bight (curve in a rope) A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow. the bight of a horse's knee. the bight of an elbow. An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.
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.
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.
