- Bight (geography) - Wikipedia
In geography, a bight ( baɪt ) 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]
- 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 Bights are shallow and may pose hazards to navigation, so their depths, in addition to any submerged features like sand bars and rock formations, are clearly marked on nautical charts
- 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 (baɪt) n 1 a loop or slack part in a rope 2 a bend or curve in the shore of a sea or river 3 a body of water bounded by such a bend
- bight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
bight (plural bights) Map of Australia, showing the Great Australian Bight A bight (curve in a rope) A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow quotations the bight of a horse's knee the bight of an elbow
- Definition of bight - Words Defined
Geographical Term: In a geographic context, a "bight" refers to a bend or recess in a coastline, where a body of water extends inland, creating a bay-like feature
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