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kite noun

  /kaɪt/
  • (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.
змей, возду́шный змей, воздушный змей
  • (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.
змей, возду́шный змей, дельто́ид
  • A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
ко́ршун, коршун

kite verb

  /kaɪt/
  • (ambitransitive, rare) To manipulate like a toy kite; also, usually preceded by an inflection of go: to fly a toy kite.
запуска́ть зме́я
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