bight
n. கயிற்றுச் சுருக்கு, சுருக்குக் கண்ணி, கடற்கரையில் அகல்வளைவான பகுதி, விரிகுடா.
Bight, n. Etym: [OE. bi a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b. sq. root88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.] 1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow. 2. (Geog.) Defn: A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin. 3. (Naut.) Defn: The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.