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alighting

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of alight

noun alightings

  1. The act of one who alights. 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 hi

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@misc{alighting_2026,
  title = {alighting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alighting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}