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 142 DICTIONARY OF AVIATION

graf] a fotograf taken by means of a camera attacht to a

kite or kite^balloon. kite-reel 'kait^iil n. a reel for letting out or polling in the

line or string of a kite. kite-sail 'kait,seel n. the sail or sustaining^surface of a

kite, or a sail or sustaining^surface similar to that of a kite. kite-shaped 'kait,$eept n. shaped like a kite; having the

form of a kite. kite-station 'kait,stee-$9n n. a station, or point on the

ground, from which kites are flown in meteorolegic work. kite-string 'kait,strnj n. the string or cerd by which a kite

is flown or controlled; a kitesline. kite-surface 'kai^sezfis n. the surface or sustaining^sur-

face of a kite. kite-track 'kait,traek n. a track, course, or grounds for

racing or testing kites.

kite-winch 'kait,wmt$ n. a winch or windlass used in con- trolling a kite^line. kite-wind 'kait,wind n. a south or southwest wind in Siam,

prevailing in the latter part of February and early March. kite-wire 'kait/waiz n. the wire by u)hich a kite is flown or

controlled; a wire kite^line. kite-work 'kait/weizk n. work done with or by the aid of

kites, as meteorolegic investigation. knock-down 'nek,daon adj. kneckt down or taken apart, as

a flying^machine for shipment : as, the machine was shipt

in *kneck?down ferm. kona 'koo-na n. a southwest wind, usually associated with

rain, interrupting the northeast tradewind, occurring in

the Hawaiian Islands, principally from December to April. krypton 'ksip^en n. a constituent gas of the atmosfere dis- co verd by "Ramsay in 1898. kubong ,ku'berj n. a flyingslemur, colugo, or kaguan.

��land laend n. the solid portion of the earth's surface, as con- trasted with sea, water; also, ground, soil; and further, country, territory, landed property.

land laend v.

1. tr. bring (an airship or its passengers) to land ; set en the ground; disembark.

2. intr. come to land or earth with, in, or from an airship ; get out on the ground; disembark, compare alight.

land-area 1aend / e:-d-3 n. [also spelt land area] the area or region of the land as distinguisht from the water or air; also, an area or tract of land, compare waterzarea.

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