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

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

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

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

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Yes," the weather expert replied, "all over the world the Hargrave or box kite is used.

From The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis