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
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So far, the group has significantly underperformed with Bradley Chubb being the lone bight spot with three sacks.
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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
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
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“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bight. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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