KITE


Meaning of KITE in English

noun fig. : one who is rapacious.

2. kite ·noun the belly.

3. kite ·noun the brill.

4. kite ·noun a lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.

5. kite ·noun a quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry.

6. kite ·vi to raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. ·see kite, 6.

7. kite ·noun a light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.

8. kite ·noun any raptorial bird of the subfamily milvinae, of which many species are known. they have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.

9. kite ·add. ·noun a form of drag to be towed under water at any depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface;

— called also sentry.

10. kite ·noun fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill.

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