Definition of
bight has definitions from the fields of geography,transportation
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[ noun ] (geography) a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline

Examples

"the Bight of Benin" "the Great Australian Bight"

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bay great_australian_bight bight_of_benin

2
[ noun ] (geography) a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

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bay bend bight_of_benin

3
[ verb ] fasten with a bight

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fasten

4
[ noun ] (transportation) a loop in a rope

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loop loop

5
[ noun ] the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

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center rope

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