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in-flight

in-flight

17 3.4
Things offered on a plane during a flight, like meals or entertainment
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪnˌflaɪt/
translation icon : a bordo
  • Passengers can enjoy delicious meals and friendly service during their in-flight experience.
  • in-flight entertainment
  • in-flight cinema
  • in-flight magazine

Examples

  • Unfortunately, we have to stop our in-flight entertainment.

    Hitpig! (2024)

  • Aqualantic is pleased to offer extensive in-flight entertainment with hundreds of video and music programming at your fingertips.

    Non-Stop (2014)

  • Details can be found in your in-flight magazine.

    Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

  • I read the in-flight magazine.

    Tropic Thunder (2008)

  • And right now, we're bringing you some in-flight entertainment.

    The Wedding Singer (1998)

  • This is your in-flight meal.

    Iron Man 2 (2010)

  • The overhead projector module drops from the ceiling and the in-flight movie begins.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Randy Johnson, editor of Hemispheres, the in-flight magazine of United Airlines, points out that airline magazines serve a distinct audience.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The "fasten seatbelt" sign winks off, the attendants and passengers settling into their in-flight routines.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The airline offers several options for in-flight entertainment, including movies and games.

Synonyms

in flight
vsin-flight
24 2.6

Moving through the air like birds or insects

focuses on services provided while an aircraft is airborne
mid-flight
vsin-flight
4.0

While a plane is in the air

can occur at any time during an aircraft journey not only in the middle

Surface Forms

in-flight positive

Morphology

in-flight = flight (transparent) = in + in + flight

The adjective clearly means 'during a flight' or 'while flying', which is directly recoverable from the phrase 'in flight'. [Postprocessing: moved 'in' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

In-flight comes from two simple parts: in- meaning 'during' and flight meaning 'the time a plane is in the air'. So in-flight describes things (like meals or entertainment) that happen while a plane is flying.