English dictionary

bight

/b/aI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a loop in a rope

noun.shape

Source: WordNet 3.0
a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

noun.shape

Source: WordNet 3.0
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline

noun.object

Examples
The Bight of Benin.

The Great Australian Bight.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the <i>bight</i> of a horse's knee; the <i>bight</i> of an elbow.

noun

Source: webster1913