Definition of bight in English:

bight

noun bʌɪtbaɪt

1A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
Example sentencesExamples
- We round the bight and suddenly the cacophony ceases.
- Days after the accident, ABP issued a notice to pilots telling them they should avoid passing in bights - areas where rivers curve - and emphasising they should always clearly communicate their intentions to the pilots of other ships.
- Convergence of shelf water flows from the Middle and South Atlantic Bights (MAB and SAB) upon Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, presents a potential barrier to the exchange of fish larvae between bights.
- Couldn't see the mountains but Lake Taupo and the Taranaki bight were visible.
- Worth waiting for, though: The offshore waters are typically tempestuous, but winds in the channel's eastern bight will be only 10 to 15 knots.
- The southern California bight region, Baja peninsula and waters offshore of central California are emerging as major regions of bluefin tuna residency.
- It's a blustery day on Humble Island, a tiny speck of rock tucked into a bight on the south end of Anvers Island, Antarctica.
- The oceans were reduced two in number; the larger by far was the enormous Panthalassa Ocean, roughly equivalent to the Pacific of today, while the smaller Tethys Ocean lay as a gigantic bight on the eastern side of Pangaea.
- Most of ours live aboard vessels moored more or less permanently outside the marina breakwater, in a shallow bight known as Fools' Anchorage.
- Leaf headed his boat around to the small bight where the large power boat was tied, manoeuvred up to her and rafted alongside.
Synonyms
cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbour, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, firth, anchorage
2A loop of rope.
Example sentencesExamples
- Personnel conducting any evolution that involves the use of ropes need to be aware of where they are standing at all times and avoid stepping into bights.
- Then pull a bight of the top rope trough the initial loop, and continue to the end of the sling/cordelette.
- He also learned the trick of using improvised wire strainers - a lever stuck into a stapled bight of wire.
- They were positioned to the port side of the nose at our ten o'clock, in order to remain clear of the 3-wire's bight on the retract.
- Pete finally settled on an arrangement that he was happy with, consisting of a butterfly and a long loop leading to a bowline on the bight.

Origin

Old English byht 'a bend or angle', of Germanic origin; related to bow².

Rhymes

affright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, ignite, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write

Definition of bight in US English:

bight

nounbītbaɪt

1A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
Example sentencesExamples
- The southern California bight region, Baja peninsula and waters offshore of central California are emerging as major regions of bluefin tuna residency.
- Leaf headed his boat around to the small bight where the large power boat was tied, manoeuvred up to her and rafted alongside.
- Most of ours live aboard vessels moored more or less permanently outside the marina breakwater, in a shallow bight known as Fools' Anchorage.
- Worth waiting for, though: The offshore waters are typically tempestuous, but winds in the channel's eastern bight will be only 10 to 15 knots.
- It's a blustery day on Humble Island, a tiny speck of rock tucked into a bight on the south end of Anvers Island, Antarctica.
- Days after the accident, ABP issued a notice to pilots telling them they should avoid passing in bights - areas where rivers curve - and emphasising they should always clearly communicate their intentions to the pilots of other ships.
- The oceans were reduced two in number; the larger by far was the enormous Panthalassa Ocean, roughly equivalent to the Pacific of today, while the smaller Tethys Ocean lay as a gigantic bight on the eastern side of Pangaea.
- We round the bight and suddenly the cacophony ceases.
- Couldn't see the mountains but Lake Taupo and the Taranaki bight were visible.
- Convergence of shelf water flows from the Middle and South Atlantic Bights (MAB and SAB) upon Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, presents a potential barrier to the exchange of fish larvae between bights.
Synonyms
cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbour, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, firth, anchorage
1. 1.1 A loop of rope, as distinct from the rope's ends.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were positioned to the port side of the nose at our ten o'clock, in order to remain clear of the 3-wire's bight on the retract.
  Then pull a bight of the top rope trough the initial loop, and continue to the end of the sling/cordelette.
  Personnel conducting any evolution that involves the use of ropes need to be aware of where they are standing at all times and avoid stepping into bights.
  He also learned the trick of using improvised wire strainers - a lever stuck into a stapled bight of wire.
  Pete finally settled on an arrangement that he was happy with, consisting of a butterfly and a long loop leading to a bowline on the bight.

Origin

Old English byht ‘a bend or angle’, of Germanic origin; related to bow.

单词	bight
释义	Definition of bight in English: bight noun bʌɪtbaɪt 1A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. Example sentencesExamples We round the bight and suddenly the cacophony ceases. Days after the accident, ABP issued a notice to pilots telling them they should avoid passing in bights - areas where rivers curve - and emphasising they should always clearly communicate their intentions to the pilots of other ships. Convergence of shelf water flows from the Middle and South Atlantic Bights (MAB and SAB) upon Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, presents a potential barrier to the exchange of fish larvae between bights. Couldn't see the mountains but Lake Taupo and the Taranaki bight were visible. Worth waiting for, though: The offshore waters are typically tempestuous, but winds in the channel's eastern bight will be only 10 to 15 knots. The southern California bight region, Baja peninsula and waters offshore of central California are emerging as major regions of bluefin tuna residency. It's a blustery day on Humble Island, a tiny speck of rock tucked into a bight on the south end of Anvers Island, Antarctica. The oceans were reduced two in number; the larger by far was the enormous Panthalassa Ocean, roughly equivalent to the Pacific of today, while the smaller Tethys Ocean lay as a gigantic bight on the eastern side of Pangaea. Most of ours live aboard vessels moored more or less permanently outside the marina breakwater, in a shallow bight known as Fools' Anchorage. Leaf headed his boat around to the small bight where the large power boat was tied, manoeuvred up to her and rafted alongside. Synonyms cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbour, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, firth, anchorage 2A loop of rope. Example sentencesExamples Personnel conducting any evolution that involves the use of ropes need to be aware of where they are standing at all times and avoid stepping into bights. Then pull a bight of the top rope trough the initial loop, and continue to the end of the sling/cordelette. He also learned the trick of using improvised wire strainers - a lever stuck into a stapled bight of wire. They were positioned to the port side of the nose at our ten o'clock, in order to remain clear of the 3-wire's bight on the retract. Pete finally settled on an arrangement that he was happy with, consisting of a butterfly and a long loop leading to a bowline on the bight. Origin Old English byht 'a bend or angle', of Germanic origin; related to bow². Rhymes affright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, ignite, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write Definition of bight in US English: bight nounbītbaɪt 1A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. Example sentencesExamples The southern California bight region, Baja peninsula and waters offshore of central California are emerging as major regions of bluefin tuna residency. Leaf headed his boat around to the small bight where the large power boat was tied, manoeuvred up to her and rafted alongside. Most of ours live aboard vessels moored more or less permanently outside the marina breakwater, in a shallow bight known as Fools' Anchorage. Worth waiting for, though: The offshore waters are typically tempestuous, but winds in the channel's eastern bight will be only 10 to 15 knots. It's a blustery day on Humble Island, a tiny speck of rock tucked into a bight on the south end of Anvers Island, Antarctica. Days after the accident, ABP issued a notice to pilots telling them they should avoid passing in bights - areas where rivers curve - and emphasising they should always clearly communicate their intentions to the pilots of other ships. The oceans were reduced two in number; the larger by far was the enormous Panthalassa Ocean, roughly equivalent to the Pacific of today, while the smaller Tethys Ocean lay as a gigantic bight on the eastern side of Pangaea. We round the bight and suddenly the cacophony ceases. Couldn't see the mountains but Lake Taupo and the Taranaki bight were visible. Convergence of shelf water flows from the Middle and South Atlantic Bights (MAB and SAB) upon Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, presents a potential barrier to the exchange of fish larvae between bights. Synonyms cove, inlet, estuary, indentation, natural harbour, gulf, basin, fjord, ria, sound, arm, firth, anchorage 1.1 A loop of rope, as distinct from the rope's ends. Example sentencesExamples They were positioned to the port side of the nose at our ten o'clock, in order to remain clear of the 3-wire's bight on the retract. Then pull a bight of the top rope trough the initial loop, and continue to the end of the sling/cordelette. Personnel conducting any evolution that involves the use of ropes need to be aware of where they are standing at all times and avoid stepping into bights. He also learned the trick of using improvised wire strainers - a lever stuck into a stapled bight of wire. Pete finally settled on an arrangement that he was happy with, consisting of a butterfly and a long loop leading to a bowline on the bight. Origin Old English byht ‘a bend or angle’, of Germanic origin; related to bow.
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