bight
Americannoun
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the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
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the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
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a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river.
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a body of water bounded by such a bend.
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a bay or gulf.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
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the slack middle part of an extended rope
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a curve or loop in a rope
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of bight
First recorded before 1000; Middle English byght, Old English byht “bend, bay”; cognate with Dutch bocht, German Bucht; akin to bow 1
Vocabulary lists containing bight
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Example Sentences
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Even with a young team, the Anteaters advanced to the Big West Tournament final, so the future should be bight.
From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2018
“If BP with all its experience cannot produce an acceptable drilling plan for Nopsema, the remaining companies exploring in the bight will be wasting their shareholders’ money trying to pursue this folly,” he said.
From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2016
The shallow bight, more than a mile wide in places, runs east to west and cuts Andros roughly in half.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2015
The boardwalk weaves along the bight from the ferry terminal on Grinnell to the end of Front Street.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2015
As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a bight of rope to the front of her climbing harness.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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