a. [ L. aliger; ala wing + gerere to carry. ] Having wings; winged. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Alighted ometimes Alit p. pr. & vb. n. Alighting. ] [ OE. alihten, fr. AS. ālīhtan; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + līhtan, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. līht, leoht, light. See Light, v. i. ] 1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To come or chance (upon). [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + light. ] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. “The lamps were alight.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. aligner; à (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate. ] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To form in line; to fall into line. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 in or brought into line with or into proper relative position; -- of spatial position. well-aligned wheels unaligned
Syn. -- alined [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause. Opposite of nonaligned. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. brought into a straight or uniformly curved line. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 bringing into alignment
Syn. -- positioning [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. alignement. ] 1. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Engin.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile. [ 1913 Webster ]