bight
/baɪt/
noun
- 1
A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
“the bight of a horse's knee”
- 2
An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
- 3
A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
- 4
A curve in a rope
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