The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Malay kite — The common and widely popular Eddy kite design, shown here behind its patenter, W. A. Eddy. The Malay kite is a model of tailless kite. First introduced to the West in a New York newspaper article from October 1894, the Malay kite was used for… … Wikipedia
Kite types — Colorful delta wing kite Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind, (or towing), for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces. Contents 1 Kite … Wikipedia
kite — kite1 kiter, n. kitelike, adj. /kuyt/, n., v., kited, kiting. n. 1. a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string. 2. any of several small birds of the hawk family Accipitridae that have long,… … Universalium
Kite — s. [ [http://www.kitelife.com/magazine/issue39/altitude39/content.php Flying High, Down Under] When the kite line broke, the kites still received tension from the very long kite line.] The anchor point of the kite line may be static or moving… … Wikipedia
Eddy kite — Ed dy kite Called also {Malay kite}. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.] A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Black Kite — Black Kite, Milvus migrans Conservation status … Wikipedia
Bowed kite — Bowed kites such as the Japanese rokkaku, and traditional versions of the more familiar diamond shaped kites such as the Malay or Eddy, are tensioned into a bow in order to improve their stability to the point where a tail often becomes… … Wikipedia
Hangin Kite Resort — (Боракай,Филиппины) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Адрес: Road 1A, Malay, Ak … Каталог отелей
Chapi-chapi — A chapi chapi constructed from broom sticks and plastic sheet from a discarded plastic bag, on top of other kites. Chapi chapi is a small, two stick kite that can be quickly constructed from cheap materials such as newspapers, broom sticks, or… … Wikipedia
Ethnic Malays — This article is about the Malay ethnic group. For the Malay race, see Malay race. For other uses, see Malay (disambiguation). Malay Melayu ملايو … Wikipedia
