verb
- past tense and past participle of alight; landed or came to rest
Usage: literary; formal
Examples
- The bird alit on the windowsill.
- She alit from the carriage gracefully.
- The butterfly alit on the flower petal.
- The plane alit on the runway after a long flight.
- He alit from his horse at the inn.
- The sparrow alit briefly before flying away.