(countable, uncountable, medicine) Redness of the conjunctiva; especially when caused by conjunctivitis (pink-eye).
(countable, uncountable, medicine) Redness of the conjunctiva; especially when caused by conjunctivitis (pink-eye).
The red-eye back to San Francisco was only about half full. Michael had a window seat and Willy stretched his six-foot-three inch frame out into the aisle as they waited for take-off.
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(countable, US, aviation, travel, colloquial, also, attributively) An overnight airplane flight or train trip.
Red-eye means: An overnight airplane flight or train trip.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
red-eye means: An overnight airplane flight or train trip.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
(countable, uncountable, photography) Redness in the eye(s) of someone in a colour photograph, as an unwanted consequence of light from a flash reflecting off blood vessels in the retina.
He delighted in flying first class to New York on a red-eye and then putting in a full day's work. He functioned on pure adrenaline, often working twenty-hour days.
“From the far-end to baggage claim is insane. They should have created an underground dog-leg, or put in more moving walkways. It's brutal after a red-eye.”