Alight

Definition of Alight

A`light´
v. i.1.To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
[imp. & p. p. Alighted ( ) sometimes Alit ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting.]
2.To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.
3.To come or chance (upon).
a.1.Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.

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