Flight

  • 31flight — {{11}}flight (1) act of flying, O.E. flyht a flying, flight, from P.Gmc. *flukhtiz (Cf. Du. vlucht flight of birds, O.N. flugr, O.H.G. flug, Ger. Flug flight ), from root of *fleugan to fly (see FLY (Cf …

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  • 32flight — I [[t]flaɪt[/t]] n. 1) the act, manner, or power of flying 2) the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: the flight of the ball 3) a trip by an airplane, glider 4) an airplane making a scheduled trip 5) a number of beings or… …

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  • 33flight — /flaɪt/ noun 1. a journey by an aircraft, leaving at a regular time ● Flight AC 267 is leaving from Gate 46. ● He missed his flight. ● I always take the afternoon flight to Rome. ● If you hurry you will catch the six o’clock flight to Paris. 2. a …

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  • 34Flight 26 — Infobox Radio Station name = Flight 26 area = USA CAN branding = Flight 26 slogan = Modern Music airdate = April 17, 2006 frequency = XM 26 format = Hot Adult Contemporary erp = class = Satellite Radio Station owner = XM Satellite Radio website …

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  • 35flight — noun 1》 the action or process of flying.     ↘a journey made in an aircraft or in space.     ↘the movement or trajectory of a projectile through the air. 2》 a flock of birds or body of insects flying in the air. 3》 a group of aircraft operating… …

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  • 36flight — noun 1) the history of flight Syn: aviation, flying, air transport, aeronautics 2) a flight to Rome Syn: plane trip/journey, air trip/journey, service 3) the flight of the ball …

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  • 37flight*/*/*/ — [flaɪt] noun 1) [C] a journey in a plane My flight has been delayed.[/ex] The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 5 hours.[/ex] 2) [U] the process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the air a flock of geese in… …

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  • 38Flight 19 — Fünf Flugzeuge des Musters Avenger verschwanden auf Flug 19 Der Flugplan von Flug 19 Flug 19 (Flight 19) ist der am besten dokumentierte und meisterwähnte Vorfall in der Geschichte des Bermudadreiecks, d …

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  • 39flight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decampment, hegira, escape, elopement; course, onrush; covey, flock, shower, volley; wing, squadron. See avoidance, motion, assemblage, aviation,velocity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Act of remaining… …

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  • 40flight — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, Brownian movement, French leave, a mass of, a world of, abandonment, abscond, absence without leave, absquatulation, acciaccatura, advance, aeronautics, aeroplane, air arm, air corps, air force, air service, air… …

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