as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
the bight known as the Bay of Fundy is known for its fast-running tides
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Recent Examples of bight
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bight
Noun
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An incoming projectile explodes over the water in the bay of Haifa off of the northern Israeli coastal city on February 28, 2026.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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This includes the 52-mile San Diego River Park in Mission Valley, and the preservation of canyons, beach and bay parks.—
Michael Stepner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The plants that thrived in that ecosystem formed protective estuaries.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Built in the estuary of what was once the River Kaystros, near the Aegean coast, Ephesus thrived as a trading hub connecting east and west.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Bleary-eyed coverage that kicks off before sunrise in the States, with gusts off the firth and cut lines that can swallow a top 10 in an hour.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.—
Douglas Stuart,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2020
Noun
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Cottages sit at varying elevations, the beach requires a real descent from the hilltop, and the island's best features, remote coves, clifftop pools, and the Sugarloaf summit, all involve uneven ground and serious elevation changes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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But south of the tunnel, Highway 1 still parallels a stretch of towering cliffs overlooking a sheltered cove.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bight. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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