box kite

American  

noun

1. a tailless kite consisting of two or more light, box-shaped frames joined together, covered except at the ends and around the middle.

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box kite British  

noun

1. a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends

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Etymology

Origin of box kite

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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box kite

But the age of nuclear energy, in its industrial and economic aspects, will likely bear no more resemblance to the age of steam than a jet-powered plane to an old-fashioned box kite .

From Time Magazine Archive

To G.I.s the canvas-covered,wire-strutted plane looked like a cross between a box kite and an orange crate.

From Time Magazine Archive

For twelve seconds it lurched slowly forward like an uncertain box kite, dipping and bobbing a few feet above the ground, then settled back on to the cold sand.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was really like a big box kite in some ways.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Plain Rectangular Box Kites.—The plain box kite is easy to make and a good flier.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald