bight

🇺🇸 /baɪt/ 🇬🇧 /baɪt/
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noun
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A wide, curved area where a coastline or river bends inward.

The ship anchored in the bight to avoid the rough sea.

translation

n. A wide, curved area where a coastline or river bends inward.

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Plural bights