(Homonym: bey).
1. An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
2. A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.
3. A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.
4. A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
5. The sound of a hound on the scent.
ETYM Old Eng. biyt a bending; cf. Swed. and Dan. bugt bend, bay; from AS. byht, from bűgan. Related to Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow.
(Homonym: bite, byte).<br />
1. A bay formed by a bend (a bight) in the shoreline.
2. A bend in a coastline that forms an open bay.
3. The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends).
A wide bay; a bend or coil in a rope.
Coastal indentation, such as the Bight of Bonny in W Africa and the Great Australian Bight.
1. A small arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands); SYN. inlet, recess.
2. Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
1. A small recess on a shore, such as a narrow bay.
2. A narrow passage of water between two stretches of land.