Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A tailless kite formed in the shape of a box with open ends and usually an open middle.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia, which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open on two sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also Hargrave kite, or cellular kite.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a kite shaped like a box open at both ends

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word box kite.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.