flight (noun)

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• flight — noun 1 trip by air; plane making a flight ADJECTIVE ▪ round trip (AmE) ▪ The first prize is a round trip flight to Rio. ▪ inbound, return ▪ The return flight was held up by six hours …   Collocations dictionary

• flight — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of flying. 2) a journey made in an aircraft or in space. 3) the path of a projectile through the air. 4) a series of steps between floors or levels. 5) the action or an act of fleeing: the enemy were in flight. 6)… …   English terms dictionary

• flight plan — an oral or written report to an air traffic control facility describing the route of a projected flight. [1935 40] * * * flight plan noun A statement of the proposed schedule of an aircraft flight • • • Main Entry: ↑flight * * * flight plan, a… …   Useful english dictionary

• flight path — noun 1. the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air • Hypernyms: ↑path, ↑route, ↑itinerary 2. a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another • Syn: ↑air lane, ↑airway, ↑skyway …   Useful english dictionary

• flight lieutenant — noun : an aviation officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a captain in the army * * * flight lieutenant noun A Royal Air Force officer of rank corresponding to naval lieutenant or army captain • • • Main Entry: ↑flight… …   Useful english dictionary

• flight crew — noun see crew II * * * flight crew noun The members of an aircraft crew whose responsibility is operation and navigation • • • Main Entry: ↑flight * * * flight crew UK US noun [countable] [singular …   Useful english dictionary

• flight — [ flaıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 moving through air ▸ 2 trip through air/space ▸ 3 (bird) movement in air ▸ 4 an attempt to escape ▸ 5 set of stairs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• flight — [flaɪt] noun TRAVEL 1. [countable] a journey by plane: • The airline began the regular flights to Santiago less than a year ago. • a return flight to Hong Kong 2. top flight …   Financial and business terms

• flight line — noun place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) • Hypernyms: ↑line • Part Holonyms: ↑airfield, ↑landing field, ↑flying field, ↑field * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• flight bag — noun 1. : a traveling bag usually with zippered outside compartments for use especially in air travel ; especially : one that fits under an airplane seat 2. : a small thin lightweight canvas satchel decorated with the name of an airline * * * a… …   Useful english dictionary

• flight recorder — noun : a crashworthy instrument for recording flight data (as airspeed or altitude) compare black box 2 herein * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a device on an aircraft that records information (such as airspeed and altitude) about a flight ◇ If an… …   Useful english dictionary