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.

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]

A bight is a long, gradual bend or recess in the shoreline that forms a large, open bay.

The community name came from the direction one takes to reach the community, and bight refers to a wide inlet in the coast.

5 days ago · bight (third-person singular simple present bights, present participle bighting, simple past and past participle bighted) (transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.

Definition of bight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Bight definition: A loop in a rope.

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.

A narrow bay or recess in a sea-coast between comparatively distant headlands; a long and gradual bend of a coast-line: used especially in the names Bight of Benin and of Biafra in Africa, and the …

bight definition: curve or bend in a coastline. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.