bight

1. 1. A loop in a rope.
   2. The middle or slack part of an extended rope.
2. 1. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.
   2. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.

[Middle English, bend, angle, from Old English byht.]

(byt)

noun
1. A bend in a coastline; also the body of water along such a curve. Example: The Bight of Benin in W. Africa.
2. The curved part or the middle of a rope (as contrasted with the ends).

Etymology
From Old English byht (bend). Ultimately from Indo-European root bheug- (to bend) that is also the source of bow, bagel, bee, bog, akimbo, and buxom (originally one who is obedient or pliant)

noun

A body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea: bay, cove, inlet. See territory.

(DOD) A bend in a coast forming an open bay or an open bay formed by such a bend.

Tutor's tip: You can "bite" (cut into with teeth) into a "bite" (morsel or snack) to eat near the "bight" (bend or curve), but only a computer has a "byte" (unit of computer memory).

A bight may refer to:

• bight (geography), recess of a coast or bay.
• bight (knot), a curved section, slack part, or loop in rope (used in the terminology of knot-tying)

See also

• Bite (disambiguation)
• Byte

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bugt, vig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bocht, baai, lus

Français (French)
n. - (Géog) baie, anse, golfe, boucle (d'une corde)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bucht, Schlaufe, Krümmung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουλούρα, ορμίσκος, κολπίσκος

Italiano (Italian)
insenatura, ansa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - laçada (f) de corda, catenária (f) (Mat.), enseada (f)

Русский (Russian)
бухта, шланг

Español (Spanish)
n. - ensenada, cala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bukt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海湾, 绳圈

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海灣, 繩圈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 밧줄의 중간 부분, 해안의 완곡한 부분

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 湾曲, 湾, 綱のたるみ, 綱の輪

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انعطاف شاطىء بحري, شرم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפרץ, לולאה, עניבה‬

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