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Noun
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bights, plural;
  1. A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature

  2. A loop of rope, as distinct from the rope's ends

  1. a loop in a rope
  2. fasten with a bight
  3. a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)
  4. a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline; "the Bight of Benin"; "the Great Australian Bight"
  5. the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)
  6. In geography, bight has two meanings. A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature--usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.
  7. The term bight is used in knot tying to refer to any curved section, slack part, or loop between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn.Clifford W. Ashley, The Ashley Book of Knots (New York: Doubleday, 1944), 597. ...
  8. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow; An area of sea lying between two promontories; larger than a bay, wider than a gulf; A curve in a rope
  9. The center of a slack line. (i.e: where it sags). Also a small indented curve in a shoreline.
  10. A bend in a rope or a folded section of rope.
  11. Made by folding a piece of rope so that the two parts lie alongside each other. When tied near the rope's end, the parts will be the Tail lying beside the Standing End. A bight can be used to finish many knots - making them easy to untie by just pulling the tail. ...
  12. Any loop of rope or cable. Often used to refer to the single loop of cable hauled on board the cable ship during a repair.
  13. The double part of a rope when it is folded; in contradistinction from the ends. Any part of a rope may be called the bight, except the ends. Also, a bend in the shore, making a small bay or inlet.
  14. A slight indentation in a COAST forming an open BAY, usually crescent shaped.
  15. The loop of rope hanging down in a coil or that part between its two ends. Also the single coil lying on deck "Don't stand in the bight!"
  16. a) Any section of a line between the ends. b) A band or sag in a line under tension. c) A work area made hazardous by a line or equipment under tension.
  17. the part of the rope that is used while forming a knot
  18. A loop made in any part of a rope, line or chain.
  19. When you fold a cord, resulting in a narrow design. See the Josephine Knot for a good example for the use of this technique.
  20. Loop or bend; refers to either rope or shoreline.
  21. The center part of a length of rope, string, or yarn (cf knitting and knitting needle) as opposed to the ends. The definition changes depending on whether the definite or indefinite article is used:
  22. Any bend in the rope that does not cross itself; used in many knots and to thread belay rappel devices
  23. an unclosed loop or rope used for many knots.
  24. Bay formed by a curve in a river.
  25. (pronounced /ˈbaɪt/) –