red-eye

[ red-ahy ]

noun

1. the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep.
2. Also red eye, . Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning.
3. redeye ( def 3 ).
4. an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina.

adjective

1. Also . Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night:

   the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles.

red-eye

¹

noun

1. informal.
   1. an aeroplane flight leaving late at night or arriving early in the morning
   2. ( as modifier )

      a red-eye flight

red eye

²

noun

1. photog an undesirable effect that sometimes appears in flashlight portraits when light from the flash enters the eye and is reflected from the retina on to the film, producing a red colour

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-eye¹

1965–70, red-eye fordef 2

Example Sentences

I mean, not crazy, I was a huge “Red Eye” fan.

From Los Angeles Times

Kat Timpf: Yeah, I was a huge fan of “Red Eye” before I ever was on it.

From Los Angeles Times

Romantic drama One Day and thrillers Fool Me Once and Red Eye have also been nominated in the category.

From BBC

The removal of “red eye” from photographs is not permissible.

From Seattle Times

Murphy - also known for horror film 28 Days Later, thriller Red Eye and playing Tommy Shelby in hit BBC crime series Peaky Blinders - is often not forthcoming about his private life.

From BBC

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