Meaning of Alighting | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of one who alights.

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Examples

“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⟳.”

“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.”

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