- BIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BIGHT is a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also : a bay formed by such a bend How to use bight in a sentence
- Bight (geography) - Wikipedia
In geography, a bight ( baɪt ) is a concave bend or curvature in a coastline, river or other geographical feature, [1] or it may refer to a very open bay formed by such a feature [2]
- What is a bight? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
A bight is a long, gradual bend or recess in the shoreline that forms a large, open bay Bights are shallow and may pose hazards to navigation, so their depths, in addition to any submerged features like sand bars and rock formations, are clearly marked on nautical charts
- BIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The community name came from the direction one takes to reach the community, and bight refers to a wide inlet in the coast
- Bight - definition of bight by The Free Dictionary
bight (baɪt) n 1 a loop or slack part in a rope 2 a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river 3 a body of water bounded by such a bend
- bight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
bight (third-person singular simple present bights, present participle bighting, simple past and past participle bighted) (transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights
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Definition of bight noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- BIGHT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
A long, gradual bend or curve in a shoreline A bight can be larger than a bay, or it can be a segment of a bay
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