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kite fighting

kite fighting noun: a kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.

Noun

kite fighting (uncountable)

  1. (India) A kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.
    • Kite fighting has caused horrific injuries and even deaths, and a bill moving through Brazil’s Congress is seeking to prohibit the manufacture, sale and use of the razor-sharp lines nationwide, with violators facing one to three years in prison and a hefty fine.2024 August 21, Eléonore Hughes, “Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban”, in AP News

Forms of kite fighting

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Questions about kite fighting

What does kite fighting mean?
Kite fighting means a kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.
What part of speech is kite fighting?
Kite fighting is a noun.

Words near kite fighting in the dictionary

  1. kitchins
  2. Kitchissippi
  3. kitchree
  4. kite
  5. kite around
  6. kite fighting
  7. kite flying
  8. kite gliding
  9. kite jump
  10. kite jumped
  11. kite jumper

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