bight

Etymology
From, , (also , , ; see ), from , from , from , from.

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Noun



 * 1) A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
 * the bight of a horse's knee
 * the bight of an elbow
 * 1) An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
 * 2)  A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
 * 3) A curve in a rope
 * 1) A curve in a rope

Translations

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 * Finnish: ;
 * Hungarian:, , , , , ,
 * Ido:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, ,


 * Bulgarian: бухта
 * Catalan: badia oberta
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: kokoru, kokorutanga, kowhanenga
 * Norwegian:
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 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
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 * Bulgarian: бухта, навито въже
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.