Online Encyclopedia

BIGHT (O. Eng. bight, bend; cf. Ger. ...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 922 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:
BIGHT (O. Eng. bight,
See also:
bend; cf. Ger. Bucht, a
See also:
bay, and beugen, to bend) , a nautical
See also:
term for the
See also:
loop or
See also:
bent
See also:
part of a rope, as distinguished from the ends; also a
See also:
geographical term for a
See also:
bay between two distant headlands, or with a shallow
See also:
curve, e.g. the B' ht of
See also:
Benin, the
See also:
Great
See also:
Bight of
See also:
Australia .

End of Article: BIGHT (O. Eng. bight, bend; cf. Ger. Bucht, a bay, and beugen, to bend)
[back]
BIGGLESWADE 		[next]
JEROME BIGNON (1589–1656)

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.