- Bight (geography) - Wikipedia
In geography, a bight ( b aɪ t ) is a concave bend or curvature in a coastline, river or other geographical feature, [1] or it may refer to a very open bay formed by such a feature [2] Such bays are typically broad, open, shallow and only slightly recessed
- BIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BIGHT is a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also : a bay formed by such a bend How to use bight in a sentence
- What is a bight? - NOAAs National Ocean Service
A bight is a long, gradual bend or recess in the shoreline that forms a large, open bay
- Bay, Bight, Fjord, And Sound: Similarities And Differences Between . . .
A bight is shallower than a sound, and it lies near an ocean or a large water body A bight manifests as a curve on the shoreline with a less curvature than that of a usual bay The curve forms a vast and open bay
- BIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The community name came from the direction one takes to reach the community, and bight refers to a wide inlet in the coast
- BIGHT Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
A long, gradual bend or curve in a shoreline A bight can be larger than a bay, or it can be a segment of a bay
- Bight - definition of bight by The Free Dictionary
bight - a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
- BIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Red took a bight from the loose chain and flicked a couple of hitches over the post This told us that we had a bight of 155 metres, much more than would normally have been used He had allowed 350 metres of nylon cable to provide a proper bight for the anchor
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