Advertisement
Advertisement
bight
Discover More
Example Sentences
Humans, however, are rarely seen—the Bight is more than man can chew...
Harry had already made a bowline in a bight at the end of a line.
Toggle: A pin placed through the bight or eye of a rope to secure it round a stay, mast, etc.
Peaks, on the main topmast-stay, caught Howe in the very act of passing the gasket through the bight of the buntline.
I was deep in the bottle-neck bight of the sands, jammed on a lee shore, and a strong flood tide sweeping me on.
Reaching the rope over his head, he went up, hand over hand, till he had slack enough to make a bight for one of his feet.
Advertisement
On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bight, such as: angle, bayou, gulf, inlet, loop, and noose.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse