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bightCoastal indentation, crescent-shaped or gently curving, such as the Bight of Biafra in West Africa and the Great Australian Bight. 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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He towed his ark around the Solano Wharf and into the big bight at Turner's Shipyard. It wouldn't be nice, and I might lose an hour in the bight on my way out with the tide. It hangs from the ship's side at the end of a heavy, projecting timber called the cat-head, in the bight of a short, thick chain whose end link is suddenly released by a blow from a top-maul or the pull of a lever when the order is given. |
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