red-eye
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noun
1.
the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep.
2.
Also, red eye, redeye. Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning.
3.
redeye ( def 3 ).
4.
an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina.
adjective
5.
Also, redeye. Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night: the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles.
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Red-eye
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Origin:
1965–70, for def 2
1965–70, for def 2
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| red-eye | |
| —n | |
| informal | |
| a. an aeroplane flight leaving late at night or arriving early in the morning | |
| b. (as modifier): a red-eye flight | |
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Word Origin & History
red-eye
"airplane flight which deprives travelers of sleep," 1968, from the red eyes of sleeplessness; earlier as a noun meaning "raw and inferior whiskey" (1819, Amer.Eng.).
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Example sentences
Avoid red-eye flights, because the trip is only five hours and you won't have much time to sleep.
Red-eye flights are popular with business travelers looking to make a city-to-city jump without losing a workday.
It tries for a chipper, light-hearted tone, but it gives the audience a grueling flight-a red-eye to nowhere.
If you're taking a red-eye, try to get as much sleep as you can on the flight.
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