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bight  (bt)

n.

1.

a. A loop in a rope.

b. The middle or slack part of an extended rope.

2.

a. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.

b. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.

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[Middle English, bend, angle, from Old English byht; see bheug- in Indo-European roots.]

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bight

Noun

1. a long curved shoreline

2. the slack part or a loop in a rope [Old English byht]

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bight  (bt)

A long, gradual bend or curve in a shoreline. A bight can be larger than a bay, or it can be a segment of a bay.

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A bend in a coast forming an open bay or an open bay formed by such a bend.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bight - a loop in a rope                     loop - anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)
	2.	bight - a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) bend, turn, crook, twist - a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
	3.	bight - a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight" bay, embayment - an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
	4.	bight - the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) rope - a strong line midpoint, centre, center - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure
Verb	1.	bight - fasten with a bight fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"