bight
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Even with a young team, the Anteaters advanced to the Big West Tournament final, so the future should be bight.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 11, 2018
Fitzpatrick said the venture in the bight either wasn’t competitive or didn’t align with the company’s “strategic goals”.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 10, 2016
The shallow bight, more than a mile wide in places, runs east to west and cuts Andros roughly in half.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2015
The boardwalk weaves along the bight from the ferry terminal on Grinnell to the end of Front Street.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2015
‘Bosun’s mate, take a bight of the flying-jib sheet, and start this villain if he doesn’t confess his sins double quick,’ said the British captain.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The map was full of promises of the undiscovered, coves and lookout points, brooks and bights each harboring a secret second chance.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2016
"A couple of rope spans round the plank and their bights slipped over the hook of the lower block, and the trick's done."
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
A "knot board," showing the various knots tied perfectly and names attached, ends of rope whipped, bights, loops and coils, is an interesting bit of work for a Troop of Girl Scouts to do.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
There were shallow waters hereabout, and although the steamer demanded little depth, there were bights between the reefs that were dangerous.
From Navy Boys Behind the Big Guns Sinking the German U-Boats by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
Now bring each of the three strands down alongside the standing part of the rope, thus forming three bights, and hold them thus with the left hand.
From Knots, Bends, Splices With tables of strengths of ropes, etc. and wire rigging by J. Netherclift Jutsum
“You don’t want to end up with a bighted community as a result of trying to implement drastic water conservation measures,” Fraser said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2015
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