Definitions for: Bight


[n] the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
[n] a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"
[n] a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
[n] a loop in a rope
[v] fasten with a bight



Webster (1913) Definition: Bight (b[imac]t), n. [OE. bi[yogh]t a bending; cf. Sw. &
Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b[=u]gan. [root]88.
Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.]
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.

See Also: bay, bend, Bight of Benin, center, centre, crook, fasten, fix, loop, midpoint, rope, secure, turn

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