- Main Entry:
- bight

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈbīt\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English būgan to bend
— more at bow
- Date:
- 15th century
1: a bend in a coast forming an open bay
; also : a bay formed by such a bend2: a slack part or loop in a rope