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1 put to flight
(to cause (someone) to flee or run away: the army put the rebels to flight.) a pune pe fugă -
2 flight
I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) zbor2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) zbor3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) rând (de trepte)4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) stol•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) fugă
См. также в других словарях:
put to flight — To make flee • • • Main Entry: ↑flight * * * put (someone) to flight formal + old fashioned : to cause (someone) to leave or run away The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army. • • • Main Entry: ↑flight … Useful english dictionary
put to flight — index repel (drive back), repulse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
put to flight — Cause to flee, scatter in flight … New dictionary of synonyms
To put to flight — Flight Flight (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle[ o]n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put to flight — aflieman … English to the Old English
put to flight — idi to force to flee or run away; rout … From formal English to slang
Flight — (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle[ o]n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See {Flee}, {Fly}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flight feathers — Flight Flight (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle[ o]n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
put somebody to flight — put sb to ˈflight idiom (old fashioned) to force sb to run away • The enemy was quickly put to flight. Main entry: ↑flightidiom … Useful english dictionary
flight — flight1 [flīt] n. [ME fliht < OE flyht (akin to OS fluht, Du vlucht) < base of fleogan, FLY1] 1. the act, manner, or power of flying or moving through space 2. the distance covered or that can be covered at one time by an airplane, bird,… … English World dictionary
put to rout — put to flight; defeat utterly I once put a gang to rout … Useful english dictionary
