🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

kite noun

  /kaɪt/
  • (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.
  • (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.
cerf-volant
  • A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
milan

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

kite noun {m}

  /kajt/
  • (Archéologie) (Anglicisme) (Par analogie de forme) Structure de pierres sèches longue de plusieurs centaines de mètres à plusieurs kilomètres formant un piège pour des animaux sauvages
desert kite
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