bights

Loops in rope

Bights is the plural of bight, which has nautical and geographical meanings.

A bight is a curve or loop in a rope, distinct from the ends.

It also names a wide, shallow bay—a gentle inward curve of coastline: the Bight of Benin, the Great Australian Bight.

The underlying sense is a bend or recess in something.

rope

loop

Curve closing on itself

  • knotTied rope fastening
  • coilWound circular arrangement
  • slackAbsence of tautness

hitch · splice · line · rigging · mooring · lashing · noose · halyard · cordage · tie

coastal

bay

Partially enclosed water

  • coveSheltered coastal indentation
  • inletWater extending into land
  • gulfPartially enclosed sea

harbor · shoreline · anchorage · embayment · coastline · lagoon · estuary · headland · cape · sound

curves

bend

Curve or flex

  • arcCurved line segment
  • bowRespectful forward inclination
  • crookBent implement or criminal

flexure · curvature · sweep · hook · angle · elbow · turn · meander · deviation · crescent

Opposites
coastal geography

bightscapes

Armless cloaks or promontories

headlands · promontories · points · peninsulas · straits

rope/line configuration

bightstensions

States of strained relations

stretches · leads · ends

Phrases
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