Defenition of the word bight

• Defenition of the word bight

  • A broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline.
  • the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
  • a bay formed by a bend (a bight) in the shoreline
  • a bend in a coastline that forms an open bay
  • fasten with a bight
  • a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
  • a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
  • a loop in a rope
  • a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline

Meronymys for the word bight

• • rope

Hyponyms for the word bight

• • Bight of Benin
  • Great Australian Bight

Hypernyms for the word bight

• • bay
  • bend
  • center
  • centre
  • crook
  • embayment
  • fasten
  • fix
  • loop
  • midpoint
  • secure
  • turn
  • twist

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