alight on something Definition

alight²
verb, intr alighted, alit, alighting

1. rather formal or old use
To get down from or out of (a vehicle).
Thesaurus: disembark, get down, dismount, land, touch down, perch, come to rest, come down, descend, settle, get off; Antonym: ascend, board, rise.
Form: alight from something (often)
2. Said of a bird, etc: to land, come to rest or perch.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon alihtan.

Phrasal Verb: alight on something

To alight (sense 2) on it.To come upon it by chance. Compare light upon.