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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 922 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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BIGHT (O. Eng. bight, bend; cf. Ger. Bucht, a bay, and beugen, to bend)

BIGHT (O. Eng. bight, See also:
BEND
bend; cf. Ger. Bucht, a See also:
BAY
bay, and beugen, to bend) , a nautical See also:

TERM

term for the See also:

LOOP

loop or See also:

bent See also:

PART

part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends; also a See also:

GEOGRAPHICAL

geographical term for a See also:

BAY

bay between two distant headlands, or with a shallow See also:

CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve, e.g. the B' ht of See also:

BENIN

Benin, the See also:

GREAT

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BIGHT (O. Eng. bight, bend; cf. Ger. Bucht, a bay, and beugen, to bend)

Bight of See also:

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