kite

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1. diều hâu

   A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.

   A pair of kites built a nest on the cliff.

2. diều

   Any bird of the subfamily Milvinae, with long wings and weak legs, feeding mostly on carrion and spending long periods soaring; specifically, the red kite (Milvus milvus) and the black kite (Milvus migrans).

3. diều

   A bird of the genus Elanus, having thin pointed wings, that preys on rodents and hunts by hovering; also, any bird of related genera in the subfamily Elaninae.

4. diều

   Some species in the subfamily Perninae.

5. kẻ tham tàn

   A rapacious person.

   figuratively

6. diều

   A lightweight toy or other device, traditionally flat and shaped like a triangle with a segment of a circle attached to its base or like a quadrilateral (see sense 9), carried on the wind and tethered and controlled from the ground by one or more lines.

   On windy spring days, we would fly kites.

7. diều

   A tethered object which deflects its position in a medium by obtaining lift and drag in reaction with its relative motion in the medium.

   The purpose of the water kite is to float beneath or beside the ship at a depth sufficient to insure safety.

8. cấu hình cánh diều

   A planetary configuration wherein one planet of a grand trine is in opposition to an additional fourth planet.

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• kites plural

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