D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Eddy kite

/ĕd'-ē kīt/ · Ed·dy kite · IPA
01 A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorologic…
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    A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally superseded by the box kite.