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Bight n.
1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
2. Geog. A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
3. Naut. The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.
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bight
n 1: a loop in a rope
2: a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
3: a broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the
shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian
Bight"
4: the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its
ends)
v : fasten with a bight