bight

noun

1
: a bend in a coast forming an open bay
also : a bay formed by such a bend
2
: a slack part or loop in a rope

Examples of bight in a Sentence

the bight known as the Bay of Fundy is known for its fast-running tides
Recent Examples on the Web How much rain the region will get through Friday hinges on whether the storm basically stalls in the Southern California bight, the coastal region between Point Conception and San Diego, forecasters say. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023 The Heaving Line Knot: Make two bights and put them next to one another. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 Push the working end through the opening of the bottom bight to finish the knot. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer’s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2021 Cow Bay is one of those bights, right where the suburbs of Dartmouth and Cole Harbour begin to fade into something more rural. Melissa Buote, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2019 Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado. sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018 Following the path of the moon and sun along the Zodiac will be Gemini and Cancer as the bight winter season constellations of Orion and Taurus move farther west in the prime viewing hours of the evening sky. Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2018 The map was full of promises of the undiscovered, coves and lookout points, brooks and bights each harboring a secret second chance. Sara Novic, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2016

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English byht bend, bay; akin to Old English būgan to bend — more at bow

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bight was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bight. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

bight

noun
1
: a bend in a coast or the bay it forms
2
: a slack part or loop in a rope

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