Definition of Alight. Meaning of Alight. Synonyms of Alight

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Definition of Alight

Alight
Alight A*light", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alightedsometimes Alit; p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS. [=a]l[=i]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + l[=i]htan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. l[=i]ht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i.] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. 2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. 3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]
Alight
Alight A*light", a. [Pref. a- + light.] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. ``The lamps were alight.' --Dickens.

Meaning of Alight from wikipedia

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- Alights on the Cloud (Cheyenne), also known as Touching Cloud,: 91  was killed in combat by one of the Pawnee during an intertribal battle in 1852. Alights...
- ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing", "touchdown"a or "splashdown"...
- New York Times. Muir, Jim (24 March 2011). "Syria: Setting the country alight?". BBC News. Friedman, Uri. "U.S. Responds to Syrian Crackdown with New...
- side of the track, which allows for separate platforms for boarding and alighting. The "Spanish solution" is used in several stations of the Madrid Metro...
- A plantation set alight during the Baptist War of 1831–32...
- a 250-gram (9 oz) lump of sugar. The sugar is soaked with rum and set alight, melting and caramelizing. The rum should have at least 54% alcohol by volume...
- flying boats, and amphibious aircraft are designed to take off and alight on water. Alighting can be supported by a hull-shaped fuselage and/or pontoons. The...