ALI'GHT, verb intransitive 1. To get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage. 2. To descend and settle; as, a flying bird alights on a tree. 3. To fall or descend and lodge; as, snow alights on a roof.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI