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bight, broad bend or curve in a coastline, forming a large open bay. The New York bight, for example, is the curve in the coast described by the southern shore of Long Island and the eastern shore of New Jersey. The term bight may also refer to the bay so formed. bight a wide indentation of a shoreline, or the body of water bounded by such a curve Bight the Austral informal the major indentation of the S coast of Australia, from Cape Pasley in W Australia to the Eyre Peninsula in S Australia bight [bīt] (geology) A long, gradual bend or recess in the coastline which forms a large, open receding bay. A bend in a river or mountain range. (oceanography) An indentation in shelf ice, fast ice, or a floe. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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