1. A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep
   "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning"; "he took the redeye flight in order to get home the next morning";
   - red-eye

1. A photographic effect in which a person's eyes appear red in a flash photograph
   "The family portrait was ruined by red-eye"
    
2. [Cdn, informal] A mixed drink consisting of beer with tomato juice or a Bloody Mary mix
   "The bartender recommended a red-eye as a hangover cure"

1. (air travel) travel on an overnight flight
   "The candidate red-eyed from California to the East Coast the night before the election to give a last stump speech"

Derived forms: red-eyed, red-eyes, red-eying

Type of: flight, fly

Encyclopedia: Redeye flight