English Dictionary

kite

IPA（発音記号）

/kaɪt/

名詞

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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).

日本語の意味

ミルヴィヌス亜科に属する猛禽類の一種。長い翼と弱い脚を持ち、主に死肉を摂取し、長時間滑空する生活様式を示す。特にレッドカイト（Milvus milvus）およびブラックカイト（Milvus migrans）が該当する。

A lone kite circled the landfill, scanning for scraps as it rode the warm thermals.

ミルヴィナエ亜科に属する、翼が長く脚が弱く主に腐肉を食べて長時間上空を滑空する鳥が、ごみ処理場の上を旋回し、温かい上昇気流に乗って残り物を探していた。

意味（1）

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 milvus, or kite, is a native of Europe, Asia, and Africa. […] Its motion in the air distinguishes it from all other birds, being so smooth and even that it is scarcely perceptible.

意味（2）

A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.

The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings.

意味（3）

Some species in the subfamily Perninae.

The swallow-tailed kite of the New World (Elanoides forficatus) is a striking black and white bird of the subfamily Perninae. It is about 60 cm (24 inches) long, including its long forked tail. It is most common in tropical eastern South America but also occurs from Central America to the United States.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A rapacious person.

deteſted kite, thou li[e]ſt[.] [M]y traine, and men of choiſe and rareſt parts, that all particulars of dutie knowe, and in the moſt exact regard, ſupport the worſhip of their name, … Detested kite, you lie! My train [i.e., knights in attendance] are men specially chosen for their rare qualities, know all the particulars of their duty, and most conscientiously uphold their reputation, […]

意味（5）

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.

On windy spring days, we would fly kites.

意味（6）

A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.

The purpose of the water kite is to float beneath or beside the ship at a depth sufficient to insure safety.

意味（7）

(astrology) A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

Frequently a kite formation is created by one of the planets in the trine by its opposition to another planet, which allows expulsion and redirection of the pent-up energy associated with a closed circuit.

意味（8）

(banking, slang) A blank cheque; a fraudulent cheque, such as one issued even though there are insufficient funds to honour it, or one that has been altered without authorization.

But she said, if this was a kite, he didn't realize that you don't have the float time of the old days, which made check-kiting easier.

意味（9）

(finance, slang) An accommodation bill (“a bill of exchange endorsed by a reputable third party acting as a guarantor, as a favour and without compensation”).

The advantages which are alleged to belong to the district system [of banking] are the following:— […] as each bank will have an agent in London, the bills they draw will thus have two parties as securities, and the public will have a pledge that there is no excessive issue in the form of kites or accommodation bills.

意味（10）

(cycling, slang) A rider who is good at climbs but less good at descents.

意味（11）

(geometry) A polygon resembling the shape of a traditional toy kite (sense 3): a quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end.

Four-sided figures without parallel sides include trapezoids and kites.

意味（12）

(military aviation, slang) An aeroplane or aircraft.

This time, the engine roared and the kite rocked against the brakes then sluggishly rolled down the strip.

意味（13）

(sailing, dated) In a square-rigged ship: originally a sail positioned above a topsail; later a lightweight sail set above the topgallants, such as a studding sail or a jib topsail.

Our good master keeps his kites up to the last moment, studding-sails alow and aloft, and, by incessant straight steering, never loses a rod of way. This is the first attested use of the word in this sense.

意味（14）

(sailing, slang) A spinnaker (“supplementary sail to a mainsail”).

The key to a good gybe is to bring the spinnaker round to the old weather side before you begin, and then to steer to keep some wind in the kite.

意味（15）

(Britain, dialectal) The brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a type of flatfish.

Brill (Scophthalmus rhombus) Also known as kite or pearl. Brill reaches a maximum length of 75cm (29½in). It lives in the Eastern Atlantic, from Iceland to Morocco, throughout the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.

意味（16）

(US, prison slang) A (usually concealed) letter or oral message, especially one passed illegally into, within, or out of a prison.

Officers must maintain control by making sure their inmate count is correct, by checking inmates' passes as they walk the hall […] This helps prevent the occasional juggling of goods, gang communication, such as kites (a written request from one inmate to another), and inmate assaults, such as face cuts or stabbings.

kites （ plural ）