kites in English

noun

1

a toy consisting of a light frame with thin material stretched over it, flown in the wind at the end of a long string.

Despite one close call when it dropped so far that the line briefly got caught in the branches of a tree, I kept the kite airborne for the best part of half an hour.

2

a medium to large long-winged bird of prey that typically has a forked tail and frequently soars on updrafts of air.

Initially, they could not figure out if the bird was a kite or an eagle.

3

a fraudulent check, bill, or receipt.

4

a quadrilateral figure having two pairs of equal adjacent sides, symmetrical only about its diagonals.

verb

1

fly a kite.

A childhood judo enthusiast, he now just sticks to diving, surfing and kiting .

2

write or use (a check, bill, or receipt) fraudulently.

Prosecutors haven't revealed how he was tracked down, but as part of the plea deal they agreed not to prosecute the former fed for kiting checks through his Bank of America account while a fugitive.

Use "kites" in a sentence

1. Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals.

2. But kites aren't just toys like this.

3. The kites were Afoul in the wind

4. The Core-Kites Bar is adjustable at the ends, facilitating the use of the Bar with all the range of kites from 5m to 15m.

5. Nowadays, kites fly like on their own.

6. Kites hover ready snatch up fish from the nets.

7. Yes, there the kites will gather, each one with her mate.

8. 9 Kites hover ready snatch up fish from the nets.

9. 17 Kites hover ready to snatch up fish from the nets.

10. 19 " Well, he's mended kites for me, Huck, and knitted hooks on to my line.

11. But unfortunately, it relegated kites once again to be considered children's toys.

12. Decorated Battledores, shuttlecocks and kites are on sale at open-air stalls

13. Two other red kites showed a marked alternation of the roosting place.

14. 17 Others suggest kites were used to deploy ropes over the pillars.

15. Procedure All teams and kites are spread across an arena with lines extended downwind.

16. More agile and abundant than the eagles are the red kites, whose numbers swell during the summer months.

17. 27 Satisfied, sun-warmed, we sprawl in the grass and watch our kites cavort.

18. The Government flies these kites of disinformation then people feel grateful when they don't happen.

19. [1813.—“We had a still bolder and more ravenous enemy in the hawks and Brahminee kites.”—Forbes, Or

20. Kites should never be flown in thunderstorms nor near telephone poles, transmission towers or high-voltage wires.

21. Fireworks, wood-block printing, canal lock-gates, kites, the wheelbarrow, chain suspension bridges and the magnetic compass.

22. Enjoy the best of Autumn in this beautiful board book: playing in leaves, collecting conkers, flying kites and making jam

23. At the time photographic aerial reconnaissance was possible but cumbersome, as it involved balloons, kites or rockets.

24. 28 Above their heads the kites moved with a rustle of wings from the Club roof to the branch of a tree.

25. In Australia, suspected predators of young birds include the dingo (Canis dingo) and fox (Vulpes vulpes) while brahminy kites (Haliastur indus) have been known to take eggs.

26. In 1827, a fellow called George Pocock actually pioneered the use of kites for towing buggies in races against horse carriages across the English countryside.

27. “The Aerostats are aerodynamic balloons and fly like kites in the wind—no one pilots them,” said Rob Brown, CBP program manager for TARS

28. Bird watching near the Chambri Lake to see kingfishers, Brahminee kites and other water birds in the jungle is a treat to every nature lover

29. As early as the third century C.E., the Chinese were building and experimenting with kites, showing an understanding of certain aeronautical principles long before experimentation of this kind even began in Europe.

30. 3 Till this twentieth century the heavens have been the dominion of the birds and flying creatures, with the exception of some kites, balloons and dirigibles sent aloft by men.

31. The wings of a fixed-wing aircraft are not necessarily rigid; kites, hang gliders, variable-sweep wing aircraft and aeroplanes that use wing morphing are all examples of fixed-wing aircraft.

32. Because we have parents who raised us to understand that our bodies weren't meant for the backside of a bullet, but for flying kites and jumping rope, and laughing until our stomachs burst.

33. The history of Aviation extends for more than two thousand years, from the earliest forms of Aviation such as kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight by powered, heavier-than-air jets.

34. ‘The provisional government Boisterously protested the students' actions and fought fiercely for the unconditional and immediate release of the hostages.’ ‘Young boys surfed on broken refrigerator doors; children ran Boisterously around abandoned sea shacks and flew kites; and families took the day off …