kite fighting

English

Alternative forms

• kite-fighting

Noun

kite fighting (uncountable)

1. (chiefly Indian subcontinent) A kite-flying contest, where the kites' strings are coated with an abrasive substance intended to cut an opponent's string.
   • 2024 August 21, Eléonore Hughes, “Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban”, in AP News‎^[1]:

     Kite fighting has caused horrific injuries and even deaths, and a bill moving through Brazil’s Congress is seeking to prohibit the manufacture, sale and use of the razor-sharp lines nationwide, with violators facing one to three years in prison and a hefty fine.

See also

• kite runner
• manja