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bightOld English byht "bend, angle, corner" (related to bow), from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz (source also of Middle Low German bucht, German Bucht, Dutch bocht, Danish bught "bight, bay"), [..]
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bightbay or gulf.
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bighta small coastal indentation open to the sea.
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bightn. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
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bightA large bay.
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bight(n) a loop in a rope(n) a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)(n) a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline(n) the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)(v) fast [..]
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bightA slight indentation in a COAST forming an open BAY, usually crescent shaped.
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bightThe part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.
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bightTo hook the bight—i.e. to get entangled. The bight is the bend or doubled part of a rope, and when the rope of one anchor gets into the “bight” of another, it gets “ [..]
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bightA crescent-shaped indentation in the coastline, usually of large extent and not more than a 90° sector of a circle. See also bay, gulf.
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bightA narrow inlet of the sea. Bilge
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bightThe part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed.
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bight See Seat bight.
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bightA curved section, slack part, or loop in rope between its two ends. Blow
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bightA slight indentation in a coast forming an open bay, usually crescent shaped.
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bightFormed by bringing the end of a rope around, near to, or across its own part.
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bight1. The curl or loop in a rope, which may tighten or close at any time, especially if the rope is running. The term "never stand with your foot in a bite" is often heard. 2. An indentation in [..]
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bightThat part of a line between its ends or a loop; as in: Tie a bowline on a bight.
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bightThe part of the rope or line, between the end and the standing part, on which a knot is formed. BILGE - The interior of the hull below the floor boards.
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bightFormed by bringing the end of a rope around, near to, or across its own part.
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bight The middle part of a line, or a loop in a line.
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bightThe loop or double part created in a rope or in a strand of a rope when folded, often used in creating complex knots such as the wale knot.
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bight(1) The part of a line between the ends. (2) A loop in a line. (3) An indentation in the coastline lying between two promontories, larger than a bay. (4) ‘Hook the Bight’ is to get married or become i [..]
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bight Any knot tied in the middle of a line.
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bighta loop in or a slack part of a line. Also a curve or bend in a shoreline, or a small body of water formed by same.
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bightBilge
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bightThe compartment at the bottom of the hull of a ship or boat where water collects and must be pumped out of the vessel.
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bight(1) A loop in, or slack part of, a line. (2) A curve or bend in a shoreline, or a small body of water formed by same.
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bight1. the central portion of a rope between the ends or end and standing (hitched to an object) part of the rope. A hitch or knot tied "on the bight" is one tied in the middle of the rope, with [..]
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bight(1) The part of a line between the ends. (2) A loop in a line. (3) An indentation in the coastline lying between two promontories, larger than a bay.
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bightA loop or part of a rope doubled so as to form a loop, thus:
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