What is the meaning of bight?

noun

  • A loop in a rope.
  • A bend or curve (especially in a coastline. )
  • A broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline.
    • usage: "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
  • The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends. )

verb

  • Fasten with a bight. .
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