Alternative form of fly a kite (“raise money”) [(slang, archaic) To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.]
Obsolete spelling of kite (“bird of prey”) [Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).]
A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.
(chiefly Indian subcontinent) A kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.
(politics) The tactic whereby a politician, usually through the media and often by way of an intentional leak, raises an idea to gauge the public reaction to it.
Obsolete form of kite (“bird of prey”). [Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).]
(Egyptology) Alternative spelling of kite (“measure of weight equivalent to ¹⁄₁₀ deben (about 0.32 ounces or 9.1 grams)”) [Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).]
The extreme sport of skydiving in a kayak, so as to land on the water.
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