flight
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5.5
- noun
- /flaɪt/
- Jargon
:
escuadrilla
- Their capacity for long-distance flight and their navigational skills are familiar sources of wonder.
- flight lieutenant
Examples
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Through the public-address system, one of the flight attendants was instructing them on emergency procedures.
Fiction book (1991) -
Air Force One, this is Halo Flight closing on your position.
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It's likely that she was the woman with him on the flight from London.
Fiction book (1990) -
All crews, report to the flight deck.
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"Do you wish to book a return flight from India, Mr. Tillman?"
Fiction book (1993) -
He is in charge of flight operations at Dryden Flight Research Center for NASA.
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Flight 420 and 30, last track two niner five.
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The SE5s took off, formed into flights, and wheeled toward France, disappearing into a glorious cloud-free sky.
Fiction book (1994) -
The squadron completed a successful training mission as a flight over the designated area.
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During the military exercise, several aircrafts formed a perfect flight to demonstrate their coordination.
Synonyms
1
4.8
A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions
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 Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flight for a military unit comes from the same root fly, like a small group that 'flies' together; just as birds fly in groups, a military flight is several aircraft that operate as one group.