Flight

  • 21flight */*/*/ — UK [flaɪt] / US noun Word forms flight : singular flight plural flights 1) a) [countable] a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane My flight has been delayed. flight to/from: The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 8… …

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  • 22flight — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a the act or manner of flying through the air (studied swallows flight). b the swift movement or passage of a projectile etc. through the air (the flight of an arrow). 2 a a journey made through the air or in space. b a timetabled …

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  • 23flight — [[t]fla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ flights 1) N COUNT A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane. The flight will take four hours. 2) N COUNT: also N num You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular …

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  • 24flight — flight1 /fluyt/, n. 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500 mile flight; the flight of the ball. 3. a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. 4. a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o …

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  • 25flight — noun /flaɪt/ a) The act of flying. Birds are capable of flight b) An instance of flying. The migrating birds flight took them to Africa. See Also: direct flight, flight attendant, flight ceiling …

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  • 26flight — /flaIt/ noun 1 TRAVEL (C) a journey in a plane or space vehicle: It s an hour s flight to Paris from here. 2 PLANE (C) a plane making a particular journey: TWA Flight 284 | call a flight (=tell people the plane is ready to leave): I ve got to run …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27flight — I. /flaɪt / (say fluyt) noun 1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course pursued by a flying object. 3. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of swallows. 4. a journey… …

  • 28flight — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flyht; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English flēogan to fly Date: before 12th century 1. a. an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings < …

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  • 29Flight 93 — United 93 or Flight 93 may refer to:;Aircraft and flights * Pan Am Flight 93, airplane involved in the Dawson s Field hijackings in September 1970 * United Airlines Flight 93, plane that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as part of the&#8230; …

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  • 30flight — noun 1) the history of flight Syn: aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics 2) a flight to Rome Syn: airplane/plane trip, air trip, trip/journey by air 3) the flight of a baseball …

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