Alighting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Alighting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of alight.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of alight.
More Meanings
- The act of one who alights.
Example Sentences
We compared the frequencies of alightings on hosts with those predicted from random transect data.
Load profiles are a standard analysis tool showing passenger activity (boardings, alightings) and passenger load at each stop along a route in a single direction.
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 his escape.
Word Forms
- alightings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blazing, aflare, lit, lighted, burning, ablaze.
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