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bight
bight [ bīt ] (plural bights)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. curve of coastline: a wide curving bend in a shoreline, forming a bay
2. rope loop: a loop or slack curve in a rope
[ Old English byht< Indo-European, "to bend"]
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