Looking for the meaning or definition of the word alight? That's all it means.
to descend from something
ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)(verb)lighted up by or as by fire or flame
"forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
alight, light, perch(verb)to come to rest, settle
"Misfortune lighted upon him"
alight, climb down(verb)come down
"the birds alighted"
filled with much lightwe approached the clearing, alight with torches, and observed a reenactment of ancient rites by Druids
being on firethe pub, one of London's oldest, was completely alight by the time firefighters arrived
to come to rest after descending from the aira flock of eight swans circled above, then alighted on the pond
to come down from something (as a vehicle)as she alighted from the train, she momentarily lost her footing
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