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bight  audio  (bt) KEY 

NOUN:
    1. A loop in a rope.
    2. The middle or slack part of an extended rope.
    1. A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.
    2. A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, bend, angle, from Old English byht; see bheug- in Indo-European roots


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