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bight

Coastal indentation, crescent-shaped or gently curving, such as the Bight of Biafra in West Africa and the Great Australian Bight.
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He towed his ark around the Solano Wharf and into the big bight at Turner's Shipyard.
Tales of the Fish Patrol by London, Jack View in context
It wouldn't be nice, and I might lose an hour in the bight on my way out with the tide.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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