redeye

[ red-ahy ]
/ ˈrɛdˌaɪ /

noun, plural red·eyes, (especially collectively) red·eye for 1, 2.

adjective

Origin of redeye

1665–75; 1920–25, for def 3; red1 + eye

Definition for redeye (2 of 2)

red-eye
[ red-ahy ]
/ ˈrɛdˌaɪ /

noun

the condition of having bloodshot eyes, as from eyestrain or lack of sleep.
Also red eye, redeye. Informal. a commercial airline flight between two distant points that departs late at night and arrives early in the morning.
an unwanted photographic effect in which a person's iris appears to be red: caused by the reflection of a flashbulb off the blood vessels of the retina.

adjective

Also redeye. Informal. of or indicating a long-distance flight that leaves late at night: the red-eye special from New York to Los Angeles.

Origin of red-eye

1965–70, for def 2

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British Dictionary definitions for redeye (1 of 2)

redeye
/ (ˈrɛdˌaɪ) /

noun

US slang inferior whiskey
Canadian slang a drink incorporating beer and tomato juice
another name for rudd

British Dictionary definitions for redeye (2 of 2)

red-eye

noun

informal
  1. an aeroplane flight leaving late at night or arriving early in the morning
  2. (as modifier)a red-eye flight