Alight definitions

verb

to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him"

See also: light perch

verb

come down; "the birds alighted"

adjective

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"