anchors. Kites often have a bridle and tail to guide the face of the kite so the wind can lift it. Some kite designs do not need a bridle; box kites can have...
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Kite, also known as A Kite (Japanese: A カイト) in Japan, is a Japanese original video animation written and directed by Yasuomi Umetsu. Two 35-minute episodes...
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to milvine kites as "large kites", and elanine kites as "small kites". [citation needed] Subfamily Elaninae Genus Elanus Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus...
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The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young...
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Look up kiting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kiting may refer to: Flying a kite Check kiting, a form of banking fraud Domain kiting, a practice...
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KGiSL Institute of Technology (redirect from KiTE)
KGiSL Institute of Technology (KiTE) is a private engineering college started in 2008 by G. Bakthavathsalam, Founder-Chairman of KG Hospital. It is located...
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up kite, Kite, or kitę in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces. Kite or...
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The red kite (Milvus milvus) is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles,...
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Kiteboarding (redirect from Kite surfing)
kitesurfing is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines...
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Kite Man: Hell Yeah! is an American adult animated black comedy superhero television series based on the DC Comics character Kite Man created by Bill...
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The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought...
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In Euclidean geometry, a kite is a quadrilateral with reflection symmetry across a diagonal. Because of this symmetry, a kite has two equal angles and...
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borne the name HMS Kite, after the kite, a bird of prey: HMS Kite (1764) was a 6-gun cutter launched in 1764 and sold in 1771. HMS Kite (1778) was a 12-gun...
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Jonathan Kite (born September 2, 1979) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his role as Oleg Golishevsky on 2 Broke Girls...
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Kition (Ancient Greek: Κίτιον, Kition; Latin: Citium; Egyptian: kꜣṯꜣj; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤕, KT, or 𐤊𐤕𐤉, KTY;) was an Ancient Greek city-kingdom on the...
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The kite experiment is a scientific experiment in which a kite with a pointed conductive wire attached to its apex is flown near thunder clouds to collect...
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Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics who uses kite-based weapons to commit crimes. He is...
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William Kite (c. 1825 – after 1845) was a 19th-century circus performer, best known as being the "Mr. Kite" from the Beatles 1967 song "Being for the Benefit...
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The brahminy kite (Haliastur indus), also known as the red-backed sea-eagle in Australia, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which...
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Fighter kites are kites used for the sport of kite fighting. Traditionally, most are small, unstable single-line flat kites where line tension alone is...
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A sport kite, also commonly known as a stunt kite, is a type of multiline kite that can be maneuvered in the air. A related kite, also controllable and...
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The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Benioff and based on the 2003 novel of the same name...
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A power kite or traction kite is a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. The two most common forms are the foil, and the leading...
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The Benelli Kite is a single shot .177 inch calibre pre-charged pneumatic air pistol designed for the 10 m Air Pistol ISSF shooting event. It is manufactured...
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Kites are tethered flying objects which fly by using aerodynamic lift, requiring wind (or towing) for generation of airflow over the lifting surfaces...
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Formula Kite is the kitesurfing class chosen by World Sailing for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The class features a foil kite and a board with a hydrofoil...
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Bow kite Kite Stunt kite Kite surfing Kite landboarding Kite buggying LEI kite Arc kite Parafoil Power kite Windsports Kite types Kite mooring Kite applications...
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A box kite is a high-performance kite, noted for developing relatively high lift; it is a type within the family of cellular kites. The typical design...
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A kite shield is a large, almond-shaped shield rounded at the top and curving down to a point or rounded point at the bottom. The term "kite shield" is...
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Kite is a city in Johnson County, Georgia, United States, along the Little Ohoopee River. The population was 160 in 2020. The town was named after Shaderick...
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