English-Thai Dictionary
bight
N โค้ง ยาว ตาม ชายฝั่ง kong-yao-tam-chai-fang
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BIGHT
n. 1. A bend, or small bay between two points of land.
2. The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the end; that is, a round, bend or coil anywhere except at the ends.
3. The inward bent of a horse's chambrel, and the bend of the fore knees.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BIGHT
Bight, n. Etym: [OE. bi a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b. sq. root88. 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.
2. (Geog.)
Defn: A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
3. (Naut. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
bight
bight |bīt baɪt | ▶noun a curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. • a loop of rope, as distinct from the rope's ends. ORIGIN Old English byht ‘a bend or angle, ’ of Germanic origin; related to bow 2 .
Oxford Dictionary
bight
bight |bʌɪt | ▶noun 1 a curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature. 2 a loop of rope. ORIGIN Old English byht ‘a bend or angle ’, of Germanic origin; related to bow 2 .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
bight
bight /baɪt /名詞 C 1 (川岸 海岸の長い )湾曲部, 入り江 (!bayより奥行が浅い ) .2 ロープの輪, たるみ .
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