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box kite
noun
- a tailless kite consisting of two or more light, box-shaped frames joined together, covered except at the ends and around the middle.
box kite
noun
- a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends
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Word History and Origins
Origin of box kite1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
The picture of aeroplanes at the close of this year recalls the Japanese box-kite.
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He was the originator of the familiar “box-kite,” which flies so steadily even in a strong breeze.
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It still had its “box-kite” tail and its upright curtains between the main planes.
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The air caught under the forward box-kite arrangement, and the airship slid upward in a long, graceful curve.
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There were two sets of rudders, though one, as has been explained, was more like a big box-kite than a rudder.
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