kite winder

[ wahyn-der ]

/ ˈwaɪn dər /

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noun

a triangular winder on a staircase.

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Words nearby kite winder

kiteflying, Kitemark, kitembilla, kitenge, kitesurfing, kite winder, kit fox, kith, kith and kin, kithara, kithe

How to use kite winder in a sentence

Manned, unmanned, a balloon, a kite—you still have to get the information into the hands of the firefighters.
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Maybe not good enough to fly a kite with my face on it through Central Park, but better.
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He was a fairly well-known actor already—the star of The Kite Runner.
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Founded in 2006 by some entrepreneurial kite surfers, Makani makes flying wind turbines.
Google Buys Flying-Wind-Turbine Company Makani Power|Josh Dzieza|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The author of The Kite Runner picks his favorite short story collections.
Khaled Hosseini’s Favorite Story Collections|Khaled Hosseini|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It occurred to him then, for the first time, that a third resource was open—he might cut the rope, and let the kite go free!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
These Eskimos were very fond of kite-flying, for its own sake, without reference to utility!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The third boat and kite had been damaged beyond repair, but the two left were sufficient.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It needed only an exertion of will for the soul to hurl the body ashore as wind drives paper; to waft it kite-fashion to the bank.
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Being towed by Chets big kite had became a game that all hands wanted to try.
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