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PRONUNCIATION OF BOX KITE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOX KITE

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Box kite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BOX KITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Box kite

A box kite is a high performance kite, noted for developing relatively high lift; it is a type within the family of cellular kites. The typical design has four parallel struts. The box is made rigid with diagonal crossed struts. There are two sails, or ribbons, whose width is about a quarter of the length of the box. The ribbons wrap around the ends of the box, leaving the ends and middle of the kite open. In flight, one strut is the bottom, and the bridle is tied between the top and bottom of this strut. The dihedrals of the sails help stability. The box kite was invented in 1893 by Lawrence Hargrave, an Englishman who emigrated to Australia, as part of his attempt to develop a manned flying machine. Hargrave linked several of his box kites together, creating sufficient lift for him to fly some 16 ft off the ground. A winged development of this kite is known as the Cody kite following its development by Samuel Franklin Cody. Military uses also involved a kite/radio transmitter combination issued to pilots during World War II for use in liferafts. Large box kites are constructed as cellular kites.

Definition of box kite in the English dictionary

The definition of box kite in the dictionary is a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOX KITE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BOX KITE

Amalekite
arkite
black kite
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brookite
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high as a kite
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Synonyms and antonyms of box kite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «box kite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOX KITE

Find out the translation of box kite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of box kite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «box kite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

箱风筝
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cometa de caja
570 millions of speakers

English

box kite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बॉक्स पतंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مربع طائرة ورقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коробка кайт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa de pipa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্স কুট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cerf-volant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak layang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kastendrachen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

箱凧
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상자를 연
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kotak layangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hộp diều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்டி காத்தாடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉक्स पतंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kutu uçurtma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatola di aquilone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

box Kite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коробка кайт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie zmeu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

kite κουτί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

box vlieër
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

låda kite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boks kite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of box kite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX KITE»

The term «box kite» is normally little used and occupies the 132.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOX KITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about box kite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOX KITE»

Discover the use of box kite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to box kite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Magnificent Book of Kites: Explorations in Design, ...
At the end of the line was a lone box kite. The kite stood upright on its square base in the middle of the field, feeling useless and dejected because he couldn't fly. Where was the wind? he cried. Miles away, he saw several lndian fighter kites  ...
Maxwell Eden, 2002
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Boys' Life
A Box Kite TN CONSTRUCTING a box kite it is most important that it be light in weight. A heavy box kite can be put up only with difficulty, and half a gale must be blowing at that. A light kite goes up easily in a moderate breeze. The drawings ...
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Popular Science
A Hargrave box kite two meters on a side weighs eight times as much as one that is one meter on a side, but it has only four times as much sustaining or wing surface; the weight is tripled, while the wing surface is doubled ; hence as the size of ...
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Boys' Life
Following that, Lieutenant Hargrave invented the box kite, which he flew in Australia, making the kite lift a man. The box kite suggested the bi-plane. In Germany, Lilienthal invented the glider, and was eventually killed by the collapse of one.
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Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia
Many new kite forms were invented during this competitive time. American inventor Alexander Graham Bell constructed a 40-foot man-lifting tetra- hedral kite. British engineer Lawrence Hargrave created a variation on the box kite that carried a ...
Sharon M. Scott, 2010
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Boys' Life
Make a Box Kite Parachute An Illinois Scout Writes a Description and Draws Diagrams So the Readers of Boys' Life May Enjoy This Great Sport By JOSEPH E . AIKEN |ii'iiiiiiiimi[iiiMii!]iiiNiinimiii[iii[iiii[i{iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiii!iii]iiiiiiiii miiiiiii ...
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Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 ...
In the 1890s, box kite is designed to fly higher than most other kite designs. Ancient Chinese before airplanes, inventors tried to develop a box kite that could lift a person into the air. The box kite became Wilbur and Orville Wright's model for ...
Laurie Carlson, 2009
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100 More Little Reading Comprehension Lessons (ENHANCED eBook)
Sally's dad shows her a box kite. A box kite is stronger than a flat kite. A box kite has many sticks for a frame. The frame holds two box shapes together. Both box shapes must balance. A person must be strong to fly a box kite. Lots of Parrots ...
Margaret Brinton, 2010
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Science Investigations
Use tissue paper to cover the first and last cubes of the box kite. Lay the first cube of the finished frame of the kite on top of the tissue paper. Fold the paper over the frame and use clear tape to secure the paper to the frame and to overlap the ...
Robert W. Smith, 1999
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Taking Flight: Inventing the Aerial Age, from Antiquity ...
The 14-bis owed its design to worlds beyond Europe, namely, the influence of the Wright brothers blended with that of the Anglo-Australian box-kite pioneer, Lawrence Hargrave. The Wright brothers' influence can be seen in its canard " failfirst" ...
Richard Hallion, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOX KITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term box kite is used in the context of the following news items.
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AMUSING MUSING: Let's go fly a kite! It's summer!
Lawrence Hargrave, an aviation pioneer, invented the box kite. In 1894, he strung four of his box kites together, attached a sling, and flew 16 ... «Wicked Local Sharon, Jul 15»
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Mays Landing man remembers his father, honors him in words
They built a box kite together and flew it from the roof of their Brooklyn brownstone when he was about 9 years old. "We spent a couple hours, ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jun 15»
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Brooklyn Barge Bar Looks Ready to Party in Greenpoint …
... and tasting menu spot from restaurant designer Demian Repucci and the former Box Kite chefs Justin Slojkowski and Dave Gulino, is nearing ... «Eater NY, Jun 15»
4
In Defense of the South
He can still talk about the box kite he made growing up in the Great Depression. He explains to me that when you don't have the money to buy ... «Harvard Political Review, Jun 15»
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Start your day with sparkles: carbonated cold brew is happening
Popular gourmet coffee shop Box Kite, which just opened its second location on the Upper West Side, serves an espresso tonic, also using ... «amNY, Jun 15»
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SUSAN CIANCIOLO if God COMes to visit You, HOW will you know …
Alexander Graham Bell's design for a multi-celled box kite represented, in the late 19th century, a step toward human flight. Indeed the theme of ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 15»
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5 Cafe Names That Have OUTRAGEOUS Backstories…#4 Will …
... he and my grandma chartered personal cruises in the Caribbean, and in loving memory, I named the shop Box Kite.” – Cora Lambert, owner ... «Sprudge, May 15»
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City To Central Park's "Kite Man": Get Out Of Sheep Meadow!
About three decades ago, Szilagi flew a box kite that pulled so hard the string snapped. He later saw it hooked along the side of a building, ... «Gothamist, May 15»
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Carbonated iced coffee drinks will be all the rage this summer …
Portland coffee juggernaut Stumptown will be offering a cold brew tonic at all of its locations, and smaller coffee shops like New York's Box Kite ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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Meet the Espresso Tonic, Iced Coffee's Bubbly New Cousin
Though coffee and tonic may sound like an odd couple, Steven Latham, manager of Box Kite, a speciality coffee shop in New York City, says ... «Eater, May 15»

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