box kiten.

Brit.

/ˈbɒks kʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbɑks ˌkaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: box n.², kite n.

Etymology: < box n.² + kite n.

1. A kite having the form of one or more box-shaped frames with open ends and fabric panels towards the ends of each side.Kites of this kind were first made by Lawrence Hargrave of Sydney, Australia (see Hargrave n.), who used a train of paired boxes to lift himself into the air in order to make meteorological observations.

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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > kite

kite1664

box kite1896

wagtail kite1922

1896 McClure's Mag. Mar. 385/1 The..great Australian kite expert, Hargrave..on November 12, 1894, placed himself in a sling seat attached to a tandem of his wonderful box kites, and was swung sixteen feet clear of the earth.

1898 Sci. Siftings 17 Dec. 137/1 A few of the principal shops are now offering box kites.

1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xx. 351 By means of a 5-foot linen box-kite and spare aerial..we were able to get into and keep into constant wireless communication with Yarmouth.

1990 New Scientist 15 Dec. 52/2 The French Military Rescue Kite..is a box kite made from ‘ripstop’ nylon and wooden dowels.

2007 M. S. King Place like This 110 Box kites became his obsession, and he engaged mom and the three kids still living at home in his quest to build bigger box kites capable of higher altitudes.

2. An early form of powered aircraft having two or more wings or planes arranged in the form of an open box-like structure. Often (and in earliest use) as a modifier, in box-kite aeroplane, box-kite biplane, etc.A prominent aircraft of this type was manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in England between 1910 and 1914.

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society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with more than one wing either side > types of biplane

box kite1904

sesquiplane1921

pig1942

1904 Goshen (Indiana) Daily Democrat 25 Apr. The American brothers Wright have demonstrated that, roughly, for sporting purposes, the tobogganing will be as 100 to 8 in proportion to the height from which one starts with a box-kite aeroplane.

1912 Aeroplane 16 May 468/2 The real pioneers of ‘Britain's Aerial Navy’ are Mr. McClean's two dear old Short box-kites, on which Mr. G. B. Cockburn taught the practice of flying to the four officers who are for the moment the heroes of the daily Press.

1971 Flying Mag. Dec. 66/3 A Boxkite—a Bristol Boxkite, front elevator and all—was one of the types built in replica for the movie Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.

2014 S. Pixton Howard Pixton vi. 76 Of the Box Kites the Bristol was the best.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	box kite
释义	box kiten. Brit. /ˈbɒks kʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbɑks ˌkaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: box n.², kite n. Etymology: < box n.² + kite n. 1. A kite having the form of one or more box-shaped frames with open ends and fabric panels towards the ends of each side.Kites of this kind were first made by Lawrence Hargrave of Sydney, Australia (see Hargrave n.), who used a train of paired boxes to lift himself into the air in order to make meteorological observations. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > kite kite1664 box kite1896 wagtail kite1922 1896 McClure's Mag. Mar. 385/1 The..great Australian kite expert, Hargrave..on November 12, 1894, placed himself in a sling seat attached to a tandem of his wonderful box kites, and was swung sixteen feet clear of the earth. 1898 Sci. Siftings 17 Dec. 137/1 A few of the principal shops are now offering box kites. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station xx. 351 By means of a 5-foot linen box-kite and spare aerial..we were able to get into and keep into constant wireless communication with Yarmouth. 1990 New Scientist 15 Dec. 52/2 The French Military Rescue Kite..is a box kite made from ‘ripstop’ nylon and wooden dowels. 2007 M. S. King Place like This 110 Box kites became his obsession, and he engaged mom and the three kids still living at home in his quest to build bigger box kites capable of higher altitudes. 2. An early form of powered aircraft having two or more wings or planes arranged in the form of an open box-like structure. Often (and in earliest use) as a modifier, in box-kite aeroplane, box-kite biplane, etc.A prominent aircraft of this type was manufactured by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in England between 1910 and 1914. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > with more than one wing either side > types of biplane box kite1904 sesquiplane1921 pig1942 1904 Goshen (Indiana) Daily Democrat 25 Apr. The American brothers Wright have demonstrated that, roughly, for sporting purposes, the tobogganing will be as 100 to 8 in proportion to the height from which one starts with a box-kite aeroplane. 1912 Aeroplane 16 May 468/2 The real pioneers of ‘Britain's Aerial Navy’ are Mr. McClean's two dear old Short box-kites, on which Mr. G. B. Cockburn taught the practice of flying to the four officers who are for the moment the heroes of the daily Press. 1971 Flying Mag. Dec. 66/3 A Boxkite—a Bristol Boxkite, front elevator and all—was one of the types built in replica for the movie Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. 2014 S. Pixton Howard Pixton vi. 76 Of the Box Kites the Bristol was the best. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1896
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