The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 applications — The kite is used to do certain things; one kite or many kites are applied to achieve certain purposes, objectives, or tasks, that is: applications. Humans have applied the kite to bring perceived benefits during peace and war alike. New… … Wikipedia
kite — n 1. box kite, tetrahedral kite, dragon kite, eddy kite, Hargrave or cellular kite. 2. small hawk, bird of prey, black kite, swallow tailed kite, white tailed kite, elanet. v 3.Informal. ascend, mount, rise, arise, uprise, go up, get up, come up … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
kite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See aviation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. box kite, Hargrave kite, Chinese kite, cellular kite, Eddy kite, tailless kite, tetrahedral kite … English dictionary for students
kite — Synonyms and related words: Eddy kite, aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, aspire, avion, bad check, bad money, base coin, become airborne, begone, bogus money, box kite, claw skyward, clear out, counterfeit, counterfeit money, decamp, false money,… … Moby Thesaurus
Malay kite — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kite Aerial Photography — Vereinfachte Darstellung des Prinzipes der Kite Aerial Photography KAP au … Deutsch Wikipedia
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
Finbat kite — Fin bat kite same as {Eddy kite}. [Eng.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
