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Bay vs. Bight — What's the Difference?

Bay vs. Bight — What's the Difference?

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Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or even another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight.

Bight

A curve or recess in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.

Bay

A body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth, affording access to the sea
The Bay of Biscay.

Bight

A loop of rope.

Bay

An area of land, such as an arm of prairie partially enclosed by woodland, that resembles in shape or formation a partially enclosed body of water.
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Bight

A loop in a rope.

Bay

(Architecture) A part of a building marked off by vertical elements, such as columns or pilasters
An arcade divided into ten bays.

Bight

The middle or slack part of an extended rope.

Bay

A bay window.

Bight

A bend or curve, especially in a shoreline.

Bay

An opening or recess in a wall.

Bight

A wide bay formed by such a bend or curve.

Bay

A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose
A cargo bay.
An engine bay.

Bight

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
The bight of a horse's knee
The bight of an elbow

Bay

A sickbay.

Bight

An area of sea lying between two promontories, larger than a bay, wider than a gulf

Bay

(Computers) A drive bay.

Bight

(geography) A bend or curve in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.

Bay

A reddish brown.

Bight

A curve in a rope

Bay

A reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.

Bight

(transitive) To arrange or fasten (a rope) in bights.

Bay

A deep, prolonged bark, such as the sound made by hounds.

Bight

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.

Bay

The position of one cornered by pursuers and forced to turn and fight at close quarters
The hunters brought their quarry to bay.

Bight

A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.

Bay

The position of having been checked or held at a distance
"He has seen the nuclear threat held at bay for 40 years" (Earl W. Foell).

Bight

The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

Bay

See laurel.

Bight

A loop in a rope

Bay

Any of certain other trees or shrubs with aromatic foliage, such as the California laurel.

Bight

A bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

Bay

A crown or wreath made especially of the leaves and branches of the laurel and given as a sign of honor or victory.

Bight

A broad bay formed by an indentation (a bight) in the shoreline;
The Bight of Benin
The Great Australian Bight

Bay

Often bays Honor; renown.

Bight

The middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends)

Bay

Reddish-brown
A bay colt.

Bight

Fasten with a bight

Bay

To utter a deep, prolonged bark.

Bay

To pursue or challenge with barking
"I had rather be a dog, and bay the moon" (Shakespeare).

Bay

To express by barking or howling
A mob baying its fury.

Bay

To bring to bay
"too big for the dogs which tried to bay it" (William Faulkner).

Bay

(obsolete) A berry.

Bay

, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.

Bay

Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.

Bay

The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.

Bay

A tract covered with bay trees.

Bay

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.

Bay

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land.

Bay

A bank or dam to keep back water.

Bay

An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.

Bay

An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.

Bay

The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.

Bay

(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.

Bay

(rail transport) A bay platform.

Bay

A bay window.

Bay

The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.

Bay

(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.

Bay

(figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

Bay

A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.

Bay

A horse of this color.

Bay

(intransitive) To howl.

Bay

(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
To bay the bear

Bay

(transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.

Bay

Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).

Bay

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; - applied to the color of horses.

Bay

An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf, but of the same general character.

Bay

A small body of water set off from the main body; as a compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.

Bay

A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.

Bay

A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a bridge between two piers.

Bay

A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in the stalks.

Bay

A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.

Bay

A berry, particularly of the laurel.

Bay

The laurel tree (Laurus nobilis). Hence, in the plural, an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of branches of the laurel.
The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.

Bay

A tract covered with bay trees.

Bay

Deep-toned, prolonged barking.

Bay

A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay.
The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by incessant efforts.

Bay

A bank or dam to keep back water.

Bay

To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.
The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed.

Bay

To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay; as, to bay the bear.

Bay

To bathe.

Bay

To dam, as water; - with up or back.

Bay

An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

Bay

The sound of a hound on the scent

Bay

Small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors

Bay

A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital;
They put him in the sick bay

Bay

A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;
He opened the bomb bay

Bay

A small recess opening off a larger room

Bay

A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color

Bay

Utter in deep prolonged tones

Bay

Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Bay

(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

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