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Meaning of 'Bight' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bight [ v.]
- A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
- A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
- 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.

Meaning of 'Bight' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bight [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
Example in sentence:
  • the Bight of Benin;
  • the Great Australian Bight

Nearby Words:

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