bight

1. v. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. Source: opted

2. v. A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. n. a loop in a rope Source: wordnet

5. n. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) Source: wordnet

6. n. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline Source: wordnet

7. n. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) Source: wordnet

8. v. fasten with a bight Source: wordnet

9. 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. 2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. 3. (Naut.) 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. Source: webster

10. A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. Source: adambom

11. n:100 n. a loop in a rope n. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) n. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline Source: ecdict

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