box kite

a tailless kite consisting of two or more light, box-shaped frames joined together, covered except at the ends and around the middle.

Origin of box kite

First recorded in 1895–1900

The picture of aeroplanes at the close of this year recalls the Japanese box-kite.

Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. |Charles L. Graves
A few hundred feet above the trees within the wall, a box-kite was straining at its rope in the rising gale.

The Secret of the League |Ernest Bramah
As a further lifting surface, a very simple expedient offers itself in the shape of a duct built on the box-kite principle.

Natural Stability and the Parachute Principle in Aeroplanes |W. LeMaitre
Now you'll catch it,' I said, as the herald gusts set the big drum rolling down the street like a box-kite.

A Diversity of Creatures |Rudyard Kipling

He was the originator of the familiar “box-kite,” which flies so steadily even in a strong breeze.

The Romance of Aircraft |Lawrence Yard Smith

box kite

a kite with a boxlike frame open at both ends