bight	(n) a loop in a rope
bight	(n) a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
bight	(n) a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
bight	(n) the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
bight	(v) fasten with a bight
bight of benin	(n) a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bight

n. [ OE. bi&yogh_;t a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. būgan. √88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v. ] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

DING DE-EN Dictionary

Bucht { f } \| Buchten { pl }	bight \| bights [Add to Longdo]
Krümmung { f }; Schleife { f } (eines Flusses)	bight (of a river) [Add to Longdo]

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