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
In recent years, The Row has provided light bights and beverages at their presentations, which isn't common practice among other labels but is likely appreciated by everyone bopping from show to show.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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
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
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
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
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
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
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
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“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bight. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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bight
noun1
: a bend in a coast or the bay it forms
2
: a slack part or loop in a rope
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