bight — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow

   Examples

   the bight of a horse's knee

   the bight of an elbow

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   I spied a bight of meadow some way below the roadway in an angle of the river.

2. An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.

3. A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.

4. A curve in a rope.

   Examples

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   I could see every rib, the joints of their limbs were like knots in a rope; each had an iron collar on his neck, and all were connected together with a chain whose bights swung between them, rhythmically clinking.

Verb

1. To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.

   Usage

   • Transitive

Noun

1. a loop in a rope

   Broader terms

   loop

2. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

   Broader terms

   bendcrooktwistturn

3. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline

   Broader terms

   bayembayment

   Examples

   the Bight of Benin

   the Great Australian Bight

4. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

   Broader terms

   centercentremidpoint

Verb

1. fasten with a bight

   Broader terms

   fastenfixsecure