BIGHT

Bight

In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string or yarn. "Any section of line that is bent into a U-shape is a bight." An open loop is a curve in a rope narrower than a bight but with separated ends. The term is also used in a more specific way when describing Turk's head knots, indicating how many repetitions of braiding are made in the circuit of a given knot.

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bight

Noun

  1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
  2. An area of sea lying between two promontories; larger than a bay, wider than a gulf
  3. A curve in a rope


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