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bight

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1. bight - Noun

2. bight - Verb

Meaning

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.

The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

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Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am. Michelle Pfeiffer

the Bight of Benin Source: Internet

the Great Australian Bight Source: Internet

A brazen intruder has been caught on video peering into a security camera in the yard of a Blind Bight home. Source: Internet

A force of British light cruisers and destroyers entered the Heligoland Bight (the part of the North Sea closest to Hamburg ) to attack German destroyer patrols. Source: Internet

All of these knots can also be made in a slipped form by starting with a bight and/or by completing the final tuck with a bight instead of the end. Source: Internet

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