red-eye (also red-eye flight)

red-eye 

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NOUN

1[MASS NOUN] The undesirable effect in flash photography of people appearing to have red eyes, caused by a reflection from the retina when the flashgun is too near the camera lens:a pre-flash emission to minimize red-eye

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1.1(also red-eye flight) 1968[IN SINGULAR] informal, chiefly North American A flight on which a passenger cannot expect to get much sleep on account of the time of departure or arrival:she caught the red-eye back to New York

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2A freshwater fish with red eyes, in particular:

2.1British A rudd.

2.2North American A rock bass.

3[MASS NOUN] US informal Cheap whisky.

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3.1Canadian A drink made from tomato juice and beer.