Definition of "kiteflying" [kite•fly•ing]

• The flying of kites. (noun)
• A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal. (noun)

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• "Playing cards, playing chess, gambling, and kiteflying are forbidden."
• "He soon became known to every boy in the school; and though he never took an active part in any game but kiteflying, was as deeply interested in all our sports as any one among us."
• "Bump, skid, slew, pancake landing, fucking washouts from kiteflying school, gray Swiss dawn light through little windows and every joint, muscle, and bone in Slothrop is sore."