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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bight
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The Rooms: There are six bedrooms, including two primary suites on opposing sides of the villa, each with balconies, outdoor showers, and soaking tubs overlooking the bay.Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Once at the end of bay, kayakers can turn off their lights to watch the shooting stars above and the bioluminescent plankton that glitter when the water is disturbed below.Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
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In the heart of coastal Orange County, Newport Harbor is the largest recreational harbor on the West Coast, with plentiful opportunities for sailing around the islands of the complex as well as paddling in the quieter estuaries of Back Bay.Outside Online, Outside Online, 12 July 2024
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With the first fragment, Evaristo’s poem somehow takes us to estuaries as metaphor for spaces of encounter, spaces of survival, spaces wherein humanity could learn a lot.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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For their firth album, McCaughey and Buck went to Chicago and recorded with Wilco as their backing ensemble.Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 June 2024
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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
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Sardinia is ringed with coves lapped by translucent turquoise water, soft white sand beaches and some of the warmest swimming conditions in the region, as balmy as 80 degrees in summer.Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Villa Avellana Who Stays There: Tech entrepreneurs, bank CEOs, music producers, and entertainers The Property: A modern, teak-and-glass villa on a secluded cove with red land crabs, white egrets, and turtle nests.Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Bight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bight. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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