bight
About 0.46 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
the bight of a horse's knee
- noun An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf.
- noun A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
- noun A curve in a rope.
- verb To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.
Similar words
cove bay baie bend angle corner line coin left-hander edge
Often followed by
of and to in hon is honourable on was
Word family
bights
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