Definition of alight
                                                                                                    
                                                                            (adj) 
                                                                                                                                                         lighted up by or as by 
fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a 
night aflare with fireworks"; "candles 
alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
                                                                        
 
                                                                    
                                                                            (verb) 
                                                                                                                                                         to 
come to rest, settle; "Misfortune 
lighted upon him"
                                                                        
 
                                                                    
                                                                                                                 come down; "the birds alighted"