Red-eye

Alternative forms

• redeye

Origin

red + eye

Full definition of red-eye

Adjective

1. (informal) Overnight: said of airplane flights.

Noun

1. (informal) An overnight airplane flight.I waited too late to book my holiday flight, so I had to take the red-eye.
2. The rudd.
3. The redfish
4. (US, dialect) The goggle-eye, the fresh-water rock bass.