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bight

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Synonyms and Antonyms of bight

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

Synonyms of bight

arm, bay, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, inlet, loch [Scottish]

Words Related to bight

harbor, port, road(s), roadstead

narrow, sound, strait

backwater, slough (also slew)

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