bight

as in bay
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline the bight known as the Bay of Fundy is known for its fast-running tides

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Recent Examples of bight In recent years, The Row has provided light bights and beverages at their presentations, which isn't common practice among other labels but is likely appreciated by everyone bopping from show to show. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 How much rain the region will get through Friday hinges on whether the storm basically stalls in the Southern California bight, the coastal region between Point Conception and San Diego, forecasters say. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2023 The Heaving Line Knot: Make two bights and put them next to one another. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 Push the working end through the opening of the bottom bight to finish the knot. Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 12 July 2023 To rig it, tie a figure eight on a bight in the bouncer’s factory webbing, then clip the bight to a daisy chain with a carabiner. Emily Stifler Wolfe, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2021 Cow Bay is one of those bights, right where the suburbs of Dartmouth and Cole Harbour begin to fade into something more rural. Melissa Buote, Bon Appétit, 7 Nov. 2019 Going at a speed of forty miles an hour, the hydroplane was heading up the bight in the direction of the sand-pit which connects North Island with Coronado. sandiegouniontribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018 Following the path of the moon and sun along the Zodiac will be Gemini and Cancer as the bight winter season constellations of Orion and Taurus move farther west in the prime viewing hours of the evening sky. Richard Tribou, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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Noun
  • The crash’s impact shredded the boat’s hull and hurtled all the passengers into the bay.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Needless to say, such a colossal starship was covered with armaments, sensor systems, and shielding of all sorts on top of the hangars and docking bays housing smaller crafts.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For its part, Charleston Outdoor Adventures leads the memorable Full Moon Kayak Tour, a two-hour adventure that departs from Bowens Island, traveling through the estuary as day gives way to moonlit night.
    Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Whelan led Hofman and me on a shore hike through the estuary.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
  • On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth.
    Douglas Stuart, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2020
Noun
  • Two roaches died in a kitchen storage cove where bottle drinks sat.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Why This Matters South Georgia's beaches and coves serve as critical feeding grounds for penguins and seals.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bight. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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