Bay vs. Bight — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bay and Bight
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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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