flight


Definition: Meaning of, flight in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / flʌɪt /

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flight flights
  1. travel [countable] a journey in a plane or space vehicle, or the plane or vehicle that is making the journey
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  2. flying [uncountable] when something flies through the air
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  3. movement through air [uncountable] an object's or bird's movement through the air
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  4. stairs [countable] a set of stairs between one floor and the next
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  5. escape [uncountable] when you leave a place in order to try and escape from a person or a dangerous situation
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  6. flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy thoughts, ideas etc that are full of imagination but that are not practical or sensible
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  7. birds [countable] a group of birds all flying together
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flight used in phrases

  • Flight into Egypt, the
    1. a story in the BIBLE in which JOSEPH, MARY, and the baby JESUS run away to Egypt to escape from King HEROD, who has ordered all male babies to be killed
  • charter flight (noun)
    1. an aircraft journey that is arranged for a particular group or for a particular purpose, and that usually costs less than an ordinary aircraft journey [↪  scheduled flight]
  • connecting flight (noun)
    1. possibly a change of airlines a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft
  • direct flight (noun)
    1. a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft
  • domestic flight (noun)
    1. a flight that begins and ends in the same country
  • flight attendant (noun)
    1. someone who serves food and drinks to passengers on a plane, and looks after their comfort and safety
  • flight control (noun)
    1. control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
  • flight crew (noun)
    1. the people, such as the pilot and flight attendants, who work on a plane during a flight
  • flight deck (noun)
    1. the room in a plane where the pilot sits to control the plane
    2. the flat surface of a ship which military aircraft use to fly into the air from
  • flight engineer (noun)
    1. the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight
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