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.
Kite or kiting something is a tech¬nique whereby you attack a foe from a dis¬tance and then, using an ability to slow (or in a Ranger's case, a pet to harass), you attack the foe from afar while con¬stantly moving away from the intended target—like flying a kite, which is where the term derives its name. It can also be done, if the player is fast enough, without any sort of hindrance to a foe.
Colloquialism for spinnaker
A device for hydraulically cleaning sewer lines. Resembling an airport wind sock and constructed of canvas-type material, the kite increases the velocity of a flow at its outlet to wash debris ahead of it. Also called a PARACHUTE. Found in: O&M of Wastewater Collection Systems, Vol I & II
An aerodyne not mechanically driven and normally moored to the ground, or towed by a line. Kites are the oldest form of aircraft and have been made and flown by the Chinese from ancient times. Their aerodynamic principle is analogous to that of an aeroplane. At the beginning of the 20th Century experiments were made with man-lifting kites for military purposes. Since then kites have been used for meteorological purposes and, in special circumstances, in place of barrage balloons.
a bird of prey of the family Falconidae and subfamily Milanae, having long wings, tail usually forked, and no tooth in the bill -- formerly commonin England but now very rare; a person who preys upon others,a rapacious person; a harper; also more indefinitely as a term of reproach or detestation
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
soar or fly like a kite; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains"
fly a kite; "Kids were kiting in the park"; "They kited the Red Dragon model"
a contract of glory that must be made with the sun, so you make friends with the field the river and the wind, then you pray the whole cold night before, under the travelling cordless moon, to make you worthy and lyric and pure
a device intended to fly in wind
a device that soars through the air at the end of a line
a flying device that remains tethered to a fixed point or to the person flying it
a heavier-than-air device that is flown on the end of a string, line or rope and is kept aloft by forces created by wind pressure
a heavier-than-air tethered aircraft kept aloft in a perpetual stall by the wind
a human-made, heavier-than-air object, designed to fly by opposing the force of the wind with thetension of a string held by the operator
a human-made object, design to fly by opposing the force of the wind with the tension of a string held by the operator
a light framework (of bamboo, for example) covered by paper, with a string attached for flying it
a man-made, heavier-than-air object, designed to fly by opposing the force of the wind with the tension of a line held by the operator
an aerodynamically stable platform flying in a stalled state
an inclined plane, the weight of which is supported in the air by the reaction of the wind flowing against it
an object that flies by opposing the force of
an offering to the wind gods proffered on a line that they find sufficiently attractive to accept when it is dangled in front of them
an unpowered, heavier-than-air flying device held to the earth by a line
a tethered aircraft, or more simply, it is like an airplane wing
a tethered object that flies solely because the relative motion of a fluid impinging on it
a thing that, when you show it to the wind, dances and makes you smile
a wind-lifted, tethered flyer
a wonderful flying toy for
A kite flying freely and easily in clear skies indicates the attainment of your highest dreams, whether you were the one flying the kite or were simply observing. If the kite string breaks, or the wind stops dead and the kite crashes to the ground, be prepared for everything you hope for to fall through at the last minute. To find how to avoid this, look to the other symbols in the dream.
Sometimes used to indicate spinnaker.
Colloquial for "spinnaker", a large, billowing, often colourful sail used to obtain greater boat speed during downwind sailing, usually set in front or instead of the jib and carried by the 470, 49er and Soling Olympic classes.
A free flying sail, similar to a spinnaker but different in that it is not attached to a mast and can be flown far out from a sailing ship or boat (like a kite). Courtesy of Garrett Freberg & KiteShip
In sailing, a nickname for a spinnaker
Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. In general they will take live prey but mostly feed on carrion.