red-eye

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Synonyms: redeye, red eye

Antonyms: redeye, red eye

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} {{non-gloss|Any of various [[animal]]s that have [[red#Adjective|red]] [[eye#Noun|eyes]].}}
2. {{lb|en|countable}} {{non-gloss|[[type#Noun|Types]] of [[beverage]]s or sauces.}}
3. {{lb|en|countable|US|aviation|travel|colloquial|also|attributively}} An [[overnight]] [[airplane]] [[flight]] or [[train]] [[trip]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|medicine}} [[redness|Redness]] of the [[conjunctiva]]; especially when [[cause#Verb|caused]] by [[conjunctivitis]] ([[pinkeye]]). {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
5. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable|photography}} Redness in the eye(s) of someone in a [[colour#Adjective|colour]] [[photograph#Noun|photograph]], as an [[unwanted]] [[consequence]] of [[light#Noun|light]] from a [[flash#Noun|flash]] [[reflect]]ing off [[blood vessel]]s in the [[retina]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|aviation|travel|colloquial}} ''Often followed by'' '''{{l|en|it}}''': to [[travel#Verb|travel]] on a {{l|en|red-eye|t=an [[overnight]] [[airplane]] [[flight]]}}.

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