/red"uy'/ , n. , pl. redeyes , ( esp. collectively ) redeye for 1, 2; adj.
n.
1. any of several fishes having red eyes, as the rock bass.
2. See red-eyed vireo .
3. Also, red-eye, red eye . Slang. cheap, strong whiskey.
4. red-eye (def. 2).
5. ( cap. ) Mil. a shoulder-launched U.S. Army surface-to-air missile capable of destroying low-flying aircraft.
6. red-eye (def. 4).
adj.
7. red-eye.
[ 1665-75; 1920-25, for def. 3; RED 1 + EYE ]