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alightings

alightings is the plural of alighting.

Meaning of alighting

Noun

alighting (plural alightings)

  1. The act of one who alights.
    • The Eagles are a dangerous 'machine'. I have used them sparingly, and that is the absolute limit of their credibility or usefulness. The alighting of a Great Eagle of the Misty Mountains in the Shire is absurd; it also makes the later capture of G. by Saruman incredible, and spoils the account of...1958 June, J. R. R. Tolkien, From a letter to Forrest J. Ackerman (#210)

Questions about alightings

What is alightings the plural of?
Alightings is the plural of alighting.

Words near alightings in the dictionary

  1. alightening
  2. alightens
  3. alightest
  4. alighteth
  5. alighting
  6. alightings
  7. alightment
  8. alightments
  9. alights
  10. align
  11. alignability

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