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bight

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
  • *1905 ,
    • I spied a bight of meadow some way below the roadway in an angle of the river.
  • An area of sea lying between two promontories; larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
  • A curve in a rope
  • *1899 ,
    • I could see every rib, the joints of their limbs were like knots in a rope; each had an iron collar on his neck, and all were connected together with a chain whose bights swung between them, rhythmically clinking.

    Related terms

    * Bight of Benin * Great Australian Bight

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    Not English

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