red-eye

noun

1
: cheap whiskey
2
: the phenomenon of a subject's eyes appearing red in a color photograph taken with a flash
3
: a late night or overnight flight

Examples of red-eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Taiwanese couples and families in a long line wait patiently behind the China Airlines counter to check in for the red-eye flight to Taipei. Longreads, 8 Feb. 2024 The royal was spotted returning to Heathrow Airport on Wednesday afternoon, the New York Post reports, after touching down there on a red-eye from L.A. around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024 This can mean anything from a quick three-hour domestic flight to Miami for a food and wine festival or a long-haul red-eye flight to Italy to cover an olive harvest or go vineyard hopping. Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024 From comfy clothing to wear during a red-eye flight to the perfect backpack to accompany you on hiking trips, cross-country travels, and more, the retailer has no shortage of gear to make any vacation more enjoyable. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2024 Typically red-eye gravy is made fresh, in small batches. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023 Slip on the matching eye mask to catch some z’s during your next red-eye. Lauren Dana Ellman, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2023 Popular red-eye gravy uses only pan drippings from country ham and strong coffee. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023 As the sun sets on the runway, passengers wait to catch a red-eye flight, grab a late bite and listen as cargo flights rumble along the runway for takeoffs and landings. Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of red-eye was in 1819

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“Red-eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-eye. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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