bight

baɪt
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Translation of bight into German,

Noun

1.

geography

Rare
curve or bend in a coastline
Rare
Bucht fKüstenkurve
  • The ship sailed into the bight for shelter.Das Schiff segelte in die Bucht, um Schutz zu suchen.
2.

bay

Rare
wide bay formed by a shoreline curve
Rare
  • The bight provided a safe harbor for the boats.Die Bucht bot den Booten einen sicheren Hafen.
3.

nautical

TECH.
slack middle part of a rope
TECH.
Bucht fSeilbucht
  • The bight of the rope hung loosely over the edge.Der Bucht des Seils hing lose über den Rand.

Verb

tr.

rope fastening

TECH.
fasten a rope using a loop
TECH.
  • He bighted the line to secure the boat.Er schlang die Leine, um das Boot zu sichern.
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Images of bight

  • bight: curve or bend in a coastline
    (geography) Bucht
  • bight: wide bay formed by a shoreline curve
    (bay) Bucht
  • bight: slack middle part of a rope
    (nautical) Bucht

Synonyms and analogies of bight in English

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.

Translations of "bight" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieBuchtnf.

The thicker rope has to be used for the easy bight as shown.

Das dickere Seil muss wie gezeigt für die leichte Bucht verwendet werden.

dieSchleifenf.

The device of claim 7, wherein the bight is prearranged around the second needle opening.

Die Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 7, wobei die Schleife im Voraus um die zweite Nadelöffnung herum angeordnet ist.

dieKrümmungnf.

An assembly as claimed in claim 5, wherein the bight of the deflectable section (38) is displaced from the plane of the intermediate retention portion (33) by a distance which is substantially equal to the stock thickness of the receptacle portion.

Baugruppe nach Anspruch 5, bei der die Krümmung des durchbiegbaren Abschnittes (38) von der Ebene des dazwischenliegenden Arretierabschnittes (33) um einen Abstand verschoben ist, der im wesentlichen der Ausgangsmaterialdicke des Buchsenabschnittes gleich ist.

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bight: Examples and translations in context

Sails falling in the inner corner of the bight then let go anchor.

Im hintersten Winkel der Bucht fallen erst die Segel, dann der Anker.

They live in dense clusters in the bight.

Sie leben in großen Kolonien in der Bucht.

Instead of the end of the line I push a bight underneath the crossing line.

Anstelle des Leinenendes schiebe ich dazu eine Bucht unter die kreuzende Leine.

Excellent screen brightness for eyes, not too bight or dark

Ausgezeichnete Schirmhelligkeit für Augen, nicht auch Bucht oder Dunkelheit

Upon reaching a glowing bight landscape, I was released. I became quite euphoric and joyous.

Nachdem wir eine leuchtende Bucht erreicht hatten, wurde ich frei gelassen und wurde sehr euphorisch und froh.

An edge connector as claimed in claim 8 wherein the end of said latch arm most distant from said bight (74) defines the narrowest portion of the slot between said contact beam and said mounting beam.

Randverbinder nach Anspruch 8, bei dem das von der Schleife (74) am entferntesten gelegene Ende des Verriegelungsarms den schmalsten Bereich des Schlitzes zwischen der Kontaktschiene und der Befestigungsschiene bildet.

The device of claim 4, further comprising first and second needles, wherein the first and second ends of the length of suture are carried by respective first and second needles into the guide body and through the bight when the needles are drawn into the guide body.

Die Vorrichtung gemäß Anspruch 4, die weiter erste und zweite Nadeln umfasst, wobei das erste und das zweite Ende der Länge des Fadens von der ersten beziehungsweise zweiten Nadel in den Führungskörper und durch die Schleife getragen werden, wenn die Nadeln in den Führungskörper gezogen werden.

The electrical terminal of claim 1, further characterized in that the terminal includes an intermediate portion (215) from which each of the arms (214,216) are suspended by a bight (218).

Elektrischer Anschluß nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Anschluß ein Zwischenteil (215) enthält, von dem die Arme (214,216) jeweils über eine Schleife (218) herabhängen.

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Bight of Bonny
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