bight

baɪt

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Definition of bight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geography

Rare

curve or bend in a coastline

Rare

The ship sailed into the bight for shelter.

bay

bend

curve

bay

Rare

wide bay formed by a shoreline curve

Rare

The bight provided a safe harbor for the boats.

bay

inlet

nautical

TECH.

slack middle part of a rope

TECH.

The bight of the rope hung loosely over the edge.

bend

loop

Verb

tr.

rope fastening

TECH.

fasten a rope using a loop

TECH.

He bighted the line to secure the boat.

loop

tie

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Images of bight

curve or bend in a coastline
wide bay formed by a shoreline curve
slack middle part of a rope

Origin of bight

Old English, byht (bend)

Terms with bight included in their meaning

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Cotonou

port

chief port of Benin on the Bight of Benin

sheepshank

rope knot

knot with two hitches at a bight's ends

Examples of bight in a sentence

They anchored the boat in the bight overnight.
The ship anchored in the bight for the night.
Fishermen often visit the bight for its rich waters.
He carefully adjusted the bight to prevent tangling.
The sailor checked the bight before securing the knot.
She expertly bighted the rope during the lesson.

The sailor bighted the cord to prevent slipping.

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French:baie, nouer, ...
German:Bucht, schlingen, ...
Italian:baia, fissare, ...
Spanish:ensenada, anclar, ...
Portuguese:enseada, prender, ...
Chinese:海湾, 打环, ...
Japanese:湾, 結ぶ, ...
Arabic:خليج, شَكَلَ حَلْقَةً, ...
Hebrew:מִפְרָץ, לְהַכְנִיס לְלוּלָאָה, ...
Russian:изгиб, закреплять, ...
Ukrainian:затока, закріпити, ...
Hindi:खाड़ी, लूप में बांधना, ...
Bengali:বাইট, বাঁধা, ...
Catalan:golf, lligar, ...
Czech:záliv, upevnit smyčkou, ...
Danish:bugt, fastgøre, ...
Dutch:baai, lussen, ...
Greek:κόλπος, δένω με θηλιά, ...
Hungarian:öböl, hurkolni, ...
Khmer:ឈូងសមុទ្រ, ចងខ្សែជារង្វង់, ...
Korean:만, 고리로 묶다, ...
Persian:خلیج, حلقه کرد, ...
Polish:zatoka, zawiązać, ...
Portuguese (BR):enseada, amarrar, ...
Romanian:cotitură, a fixa, ...
Swedish:bukt, fästa ett rep, ...
Thai:ส่วนโค้งของชายฝั่ง, ผูกเชือก, ...
Turkish:koy, halka yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:vịnh, buộc vòng, ...

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