bight 3
noundomain: natural obj.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a broad bay formed by an indentation in the shoreline
Examples
- 1.the Bight of Benin
- 2.the Great Australian Bight
Hypernym
bay 1
noun
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Instance_Hypernym
Bight of Benin 1
noun
a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms
EnglishInstance_Hyponym
Bight of Benin 1
noun
a broad indentation of the Gulf of Guinea in western Africa
a wide bay of the Indian Ocean in southern Australia; notorious for storms
