Bight

[baɪt]

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

(noun.) a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; 'the Bight of Benin'; 'the Great Australian Bight'.

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

(noun.) a loop in a rope.

(verb.) fasten with a bight.

Inputed by Kirsten--From WordNet

(v.) A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

(v.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.

(v.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

Checked by Blanchard

n. [1]. [Naut.] Bend, coil.[2]. Bay, inlet, cove.

Inputed by Cornelia

n. a bend of the shore or small bay: a bend or coil of a rope.

Typist: Nathaniel

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