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take a flight — I. go, leave, take off If you don t like the way I live, you can take a flight. II. leave by plane, travel on a scheduled airline flight take off We re taking WestJet Flight 703 out of Toronto on Friday … English idioms
take to flight — Flee, fly, run away, take to one s heels … New dictionary of synonyms
take to flight — escape, flee, run away … English contemporary dictionary
Net Take-Off Flight Path — The Net Take Off Flight Path (NTOFP) is the vertical profile the aircraft, follows after the critical engine failure. The NTOFP is determined from data in the Aeroplane Flight Manual (AFM) and it extends from the screen height of 35 ft to… … Wikipedia
blessings brighten as they take their flight — Cf. 1732 T. FULLER Gnomologia no. 989 Blessings are not valued, till they are gone. 1742 YOUNG Night Thoughts II. 37 How blessings brighten as they take their flight. 1873 ‘S. COOLIDGE’ What Katy Did xi. Blessings brighten as they take their… … Proverbs new 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
flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
flight — 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 … Useful english dictionary
flight — I n. flying 1) to take a flight 2) to overbook a flight 3) a chartered; coast to coast; connecting; cross country; direct; domestic; international; maiden; manned; nonstop; reconnaissance; round the world; scheduled; shakedown; solo; space;… … Combinatory dictionary
