Bight Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Bight

Learn about the word Bight to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Bight definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Bight

Bight Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Bight? [n] the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends) [n] a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin" [n] a bend or curve (especially in a coastline) [n] a loop in a rope [v] fasten with a bight Synonyms \| Synonyms for Bight: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Bight: angle \| apex \| arm \| armlet \| bay \| bayou \| belt \| bend \| bifurcation \| boca \| cant \| chevron \| coin \| corner \| cove \| crank \| creek \| crook \| crotchet \| deflection \| dogleg \| elbow \| ell \| estuary \| euripus \| fjord \| fork \| frith \| furcation \| gulf \| gut \| harbor \| hook \| inflection \| inlet \| knee \| kyle \| L \| loch \| mouth \| narrow \| narrow seas \| narrows \| natural harbor \| nook \| point \| quoin \| reach \| road \| roads \| roadstead \| slough \| sound \| strait \| straits \| swerve \| veer \| vertex \| zag \| zig \| zigzag See Also \| bay \| bend \| Bight of Benin \| center \| centre \| crook \| fasten \| fix \| loop \| midpoint \| rope \| secure \| turn Bight In Webster's Dictionary \Bight\ (b[imac]t), n. [OE. bi[yogh]t a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b[=u]gan. [root]88. Cf. {Bout}, {Bought} a bend, and see {Bow}, v.] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. 2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. 3. (Naut.) The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

Bight Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bight?

[n] the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
[n] a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"
[n] a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
[n] a loop in a rope
[v] fasten with a bight

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bight:

Bight In Webster's Dictionary

\Bight\ (b[imac]t), n. [OE. bi[yogh]t a bending; cf. Sw. &
Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b[=u]gan. [root]88.
Cf. {Bout}, {Bought} a bend, and see {Bow}, v.]
1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a
   horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the
   Bight of Benin.

3. (Naut.) The double part of a rope when folded, in
   distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil
   not including the ends; a loop.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Pulasan ‐ fruit of an East Indian tree similar to the rambutan but sweeter…
Unasked ‐ not invited or requested; "unbidden guests"; "comments unbid…
Woolley ‐ English archaeologist who supervised the excavations at Ur…
Dodo ‐ extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons…
Hypertension ‐ a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally…
Lookout station ‐ a structure commanding a wide view of its…
Olivelike ‐ resembling an olive
Supplicatory ‐ humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking…
Honey bell ‐ African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented…
Cross out ‐ remove from a list; "Cross the name of the dead person off the…