bight

English

/baɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
  • An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
  • (geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.
  • A curve in a rope

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bight inherited from Old English byht (bight, angle, bay, bend, a bend, corner) inherited from Proto-Germanic *buhtiz (curve, bend) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūgʰ- (bend), *bʰewgʰ- (bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewgʰ-

Gloss

bend

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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