bight

[ bahyt ]

noun

1. the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
2. the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
3. a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river.
4. a body of water bounded by such a bend.
5. a bay or gulf.

verb (used with object)

1. to fasten with a bight of rope.

bight

¹

/ baɪt /

noun

1. 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

1. tr to fasten or bind with a bight

Bight

²

noun

1. the Bight informal.
   the major indentation of the S coast of Australia, from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia In fullthe Great Australian Bight

bight

/ bīt /

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bight¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English byght, Old English byht “bend, bay”; cognate with Dutch bocht, German Bucht; akin to bow ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of bight¹

Old English byht ; see bow ²

Example Sentences

The animals also thrive in the Cold Pool, a band of cold near-bottom water that streams through the lower regions of this section of the New York-New Jersey Bight.

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In the Mid-Atlantic Bight, the team inferred that there is food availability, given the high number of leatherbacks that displayed feeding-like behavior year after year.

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The South Atlantic Bight appears to support several stages of the migration cycle: nesting, post-nesting foraging, and overwintering.

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Previous research in the area indicates that blooms of cannonball jellyfish occur nearshore in the South Atlantic Bight primarily during the spring, which coincides with leatherbacks overwintering and nesting stages of their migration cycle.

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With impending developments, particularly the construction of offshore wind farms in the Mid-Atlantic Bight and Southern New England regions, the findings serve as a relevant guide for conservation managers to minimize impacts on this endangered species.

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