Meanings
nounalightment (countable and uncountable, plural alightments)
plural alightments
- countableuncountableThe act of alighting, or descending and settling.
Origin
Translations
Māori tautanga
- tautangathe act of alighting or descending
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APA
alightment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alightment
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“alightment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alightment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alightment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alightment.
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