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HELL-KITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hell-kite mean?
• HELL-KITE (noun)
The noun HELL-KITE has 1 sense:
1. someone who is a very fierce fighter
Familiarity information: HELL-KITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is a very fierce fighter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gamecock; hell-kite; hell-rooster
Hypernyms ("hell-kite" is a kind of...):
battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))
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