How to pronounce kite

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What kite means

noun

Most people know kite in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

A hawk with long wings that soars for hours

In a sentence: A kite drifted in slow circles over the field, looking for mice.

Where it comes from: It comes from Old English cyta, a name for this bird. The flying toy was named after it, because it hangs in the air the way the bird does.

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