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bight

noun verb

The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
11

How it sounds

Pronunciation

baɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

noun

  1. A broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline

    “The Bight of Benin”

noun

  1. A bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

noun

  1. A loop in a rope

verb

  1. Fasten with a bight

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Example Sentences

The Bight of Benin
The Great Australian Bight

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