Meaning of bight in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /baɪt/

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  1. Verb

    bight

    Definitions

    1. fasten with a bight

  2. Noun

    bight

    Etymology

    Old English byht ‘a bend or angle’, of Germanic origin; related to bow

    Definitions

    1. a loop in a rope
  3. 2. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
  4. 3. a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline

    Examples

    • « the Bight of Benin »
    • « the Great Australian Bight »
  5. 4. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

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