noun
- plural of bight: curved parts of a coastline forming wide bays
- plural of bight: loops or curved sections in rope or cable
Usage: geographical
Usage: nautical; technical
Examples
- The ship sailed past several bights along the rugged coastline.
- These bights provide natural harbors for fishing boats.
- The sailor carefully arranged the rope bights on deck.
- Deep bights cut into the shoreline created sheltered waters.
- He secured the line by making several bights around the cleat.
- The map showed numerous bights and headlands along the coast.