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bight (encz) | bight,zátoka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bight (gcide) | Bight \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.
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2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the
Bight of Benin.
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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.
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bight (wn) | bight
n 1: a loop in a rope
2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3: a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the
Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its
ends)
v 1: fasten with a bight |
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bight (encz) | bight,zátoka n: Zdeněk Brož |
bight (wn) | bight
n 1: a loop in a rope
2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3: a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the
Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its
ends)
v 1: fasten with a bight |
bight of benin (wn) | Bight of Benin
n 1: a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa |
great australian bight (wn) | Great Australian Bight
n 1: a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia;
notorious for storms |
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