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a tailless kite consisting of two or more light, box-shaped frames joined together, covered except at the ends and around the middle.[1895-1900]
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Box kite — 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}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
box kite — n. a kite with an oblong, box shaped framework, open at the ends and along the middle … English World dictionary
Box kite — Diagram of a box kite Hargrave (seated) and Swain demonstrate the Hargrave box kite, November 1894 … Wikipedia
box kite — noun a kite shaped like a box open at both ends • Hypernyms: ↑kite * * * noun : a kite without a tail much used formerly in meteorology and consisting of two or more open ended connected boxes called also cellular kite, Hargrave kite, tetrahedral … Useful english dictionary
box kite — noun a tailless kite in the form of a long box open at each end … English new terms dictionary
box kite — /ˈbɒks kaɪt/ (say boks kuyt) noun a kite consisting of a light, box shaped frame, covered except on the ends and a space along the middle …
box kite — noun Date: 1897 a tailless kite consisting of two or more open ended connected boxes … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hargrave box kite — kite designed, built, and flown by the aeronautical pioneer Lawrence Hargrave (Hargrave, Lawrence) in the 1890s. Hargrave began his experiments with kites in 1893. His goal was to build a kite so efficient that it would advance into… … Universalium
Box tail — (A[ e]ronautics) In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed, resembling a box kite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
box tail — box tail, a tail or rudder used on certain early aircraft and shaped somewhat like a box kite … Useful english dictionary
