flight
25
1.2
- noun
- /flaɪt/
:
bandada
- As I watched the tree branches sway, a sudden flight of sparrows took off in unison.
- a flight of birds
Examples
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Twelve aeroplanes in perfect formation, like a flight of wild ducks, came overhead.
Academic text (2017) -
The recent improvements in autofocus technology have made photographing birds in flight more enjoyable and rewarding.
Academic text (2007) -
One bird follows another in flight away.
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One bird still remaining in flight.
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Every morning the petrels take flight just before the wind turns east.
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We watched the birds singing in flight with a high, lisping sound.
Fiction book (1994) -
A flock of strange birds, like huge flamingos, take flight in a blaze of pink and gold.
Fiction book (1996) -
A blue jay hovered in suspended flight across the gully while I wrestled with confusion.
Fiction book (1994) -
A fall of woodcocks skimmed a tree-ringed meadow, their flight sounding like faraway drumming.
Fiction book (1992) -
The graceful birds formed a beautiful flight as they soared across the sunset sky.
Synonyms
2
8.3
A small group of birds like quail or partridges
1
9.3
A large group of starlings flying together in changing shapes
1
9.9
A group of larks flying together overhead
Idioms
Compounds
83
3.2
A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable
9
3.4
A flight with a stop where you change planes to reach your final destination
- Specialized
5
3.5
A machine on the ground that copies the feeling of flying a plane for training
- Specialized
3
4.8
A crew member who checks and runs a plane's engines and systems during a trip
- Specialized
3
6.0
An area at an airport where planes are parked and worked on before flying
- Specialized
1
4.1
A computer system on a plane or drone that automatically keeps it steady and guides it
- Specialized
A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings
- Informal
A very frightening plane trip that makes people on board feel scared
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flight of birds uses the simple idea fly meaning 'in the air', so a flight of geese is just a number of birds flying together in the sky.