What does "alight" mean?
Alight: To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
Additional senses
- 2.To come or chance (upon). [R.]
- 3.Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight." Dickens.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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