Bighting
the middle part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
the loop or bent part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends.
a bend or curve in the sh-r- of a sea or river.
a body of water bounded by such a bend.
a bay or gulf.
to fasten with a bight of rope.
noun
a wide indentation of a sh-r-line, or the body of water bounded by such a curve
the slack middle part of an extended rope
a curve or loop in a rope
verb
(transitive) to fasten or bind with a bight
noun
(austral, informal) the bight, the major indentation of the s coast of australia, from cape pasley in w australia to the eyre peninsula in s australia in full the great australian bight
n.
bight
(bīt)
a long, gradual bend or curve in a sh-r-line. a bight can be larger than a bay, or it can be a segment of a bay.
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