✈️ A plane trip 🛩️ A group of aircraft 🏃 An escape 🪜 A set of stairs 🏐 Path in air 💭 Creative idea 🦅 A group flying 🧪 Test rollout 🏹 To add feathers

flight

8 5.6

A limited release of a software update to some users for testing

noun
/flaɪt/

Jargon

: lanzamiento por fases

Now, our Starshot ship is supposed undergo six months of test flights.

Examples

During the flight of the new software features, developers collected valuable user feedback.
You are cleared for test flight initiation.

Fiction book (2001)
Call me if you want a flight test.

Mission to Mars (2000)
If you want permission for a test flight, the answer is no.

Battle of Britain (1969)
And so we did flight tests to see how that would work.
But I think we should hold off on any more test flights until we figure out something else.

Lightyear (2022)
Checklist complete for test flight.

The Ambushers (1967)
There's been a slight change in our flight plan.

The In-Laws (1979)
The company conducted a flight to test the latest updates on a small group of users.
Before the official launch, there was a limited flight of the application to iron out any issues.

Idioms

in flight

24 2.6

Moving through the air like birds or insects

Compounds

flight attendant

83 3.2

A person who looks after passengers on an airplane and keeps them safe and comfortable

flight of stairs

41 1.6

A set of steps between two floors of a building

flight deck

22 5.8

Top deck of an aircraft carrier where planes take off and land

flight path

Specialized

19 3.9

The route a plane or rocket follows through the sky

in-flight

17 3.4

Things offered on a plane during a flight, like meals or entertainment

connecting flight

9 3.4

A flight with a stop where you change planes to reach your final destination

top-flight

9 6.2

Of very high quality and among the best in its field

international flight

8 2.3

A plane trip that goes from one country to another

flight of fancy

Informal

7 7.4

An imaginative idea that is unlikely to be true or useful

domestic flight

5 2.7

A plane trip within the same country that does not cross borders

flight simulator

Specialized

5 3.5

A machine on the ground that copies the feeling of flying a plane for training

direct flight

4 2.1

A plane journey between two places that may stop but uses the same plane

flight engineer

Specialized

3 4.8

A crew member who checks and runs a plane's engines and systems during a trip

flight of steps

3 3.0

A set of stairs between two floors

flight line

Specialized

3 6.0

An area at an airport where planes are parked and worked on before flying

flight surgeon

Specialized

3 6.5

A doctor who cares for the health of pilots and astronauts

nonstop flight

3 2.7

A flight that goes directly from one place to another without stopping

flight control

Specialized

1 4.2

People on the ground who guide aircraft by radio while they fly

maiden flight

1 5.7

The first time a new plane, rocket, or vehicle goes into the air

flight control

Specialized

1 4.1

A computer system on a plane or drone that automatically keeps it steady and guides it

flight feather

Specialized

1 4.5

A large stiff feather on a bird's wing or tail that helps it fly

flight maneuver

Specialized

1 6.3

An action by a plane to change its path or angle in the air

line of flight

Specialized

1 7.0

The path something moves along through the air

mid-flight

1 4.2

The period when a plane is in the air

redeye flight

1 4.2

A late night plane trip that arrives the next morning and leaves you tired

flight indicator

Specialized

6.5

An instrument that shows a plane's tilt compared to the ground

flight strip

Specialized

7.2

A simple place where planes land without airport buildings for emergencies or military landings

low-level flight

5.8

A plane or helicopter flying very low above the ground

mid-flight

4.0

While a plane is in the air

terrain flight

Jargon

8.6

A very low pass by a helicopter near the ground to avoid being seen

white-knuckle flight

Informal

8.6

A very frightening plane trip that makes people on board feel scared

How Wide

to roll out

43 3.9

flight

Jargon

8 5.6

beta test

Specialized

3 4.2

canary

Specialized

1 6.4

Surface Forms

flight singular

flights plural

Etymology

In tech, a flight is a small test release that you first 'send out' like a short trip; companies use the idea of a short flight to test a feature with a small group before a full launch.