bight
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river.
a body of water bounded by such a bend.
a bay or gulf.
to fasten with a bight of rope.
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How to use bight in a sentence
The bight Swelter—named one of Gear Patrol’s top “synthetic down” jackets of the year—exemplifies Power Fill’s place in the world of alpine mountaineering.
Humans, however, are rarely seen—the bight is more than man can chew...
It’s a Big, Big World: Sights That Make You Feel Small | Lonely Planet | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHarry had already made a bowline in a bight at the end of a line.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonToggle: A pin placed through the bight or eye of a rope to secure it round a stay, mast, etc.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | VariousPeaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline.
Down the Rhine | Oliver Optic
I was deep in the bottle-neck bight of the sands, jammed on a lee shore, and a strong flood tide sweeping me on.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersReaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
Down the Rhine | Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for bight (1 of 2)
/ (baɪt) /
a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
the slack middle part of an extended rope
a curve or loop in a rope
(tr) to fasten or bind with a bight
Origin of bight
1British Dictionary definitions for Bight (2 of 2)
the Bight Australian informal the major indentation of the S coast of Australia, from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia: In full: the Great Australian Bight
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Scientific definitions for bight
[ bīt ]
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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