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mid-flight

mid-flight

4.0
While a plane is in the air
  • adjective
  • /mɪd flaɪt/
translation icon : en vuelo
  • The plane experienced turbulence mid-flight.

You know the the bullshit last week with the airlines mid flight telling people to take their masks.

Examples

  • The pilot made a mid-flight announcement to inform passengers about the turbulence ahead.

  • They served dinner mid-flight to all passengers.

  • A mid-flight meal was served shortly after takeoff.

  • They experienced a mid-flight change in their travel route due to bad weather.

  • The pilot made a mid-flight announcement to inform passengers about the turbulence ahead.

  • A mid-flight meal was served shortly after takeoff.

  • They experienced a mid-flight change in their travel route due to bad weather.

Synonyms

midair
vsmid-flight
25 4.2

A place in the air above the ground where a thing can move or float

refers only to events during an aircraft journey rather than any air location
in flight
vsmid-flight
24 2.6

Moving through the air like birds or insects

is during the middle of the aircraft journey rather than any time airborne
in-flight
vsmid-flight
17 3.4

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

is focused on the middle of the aircraft journey not on service provision

Surface Forms

mid-flight positive

Morphology

mid-flight = flight (transparent) = mid + flight + mid

The meaning of 'mid-flight' is directly derived from 'mid' (middle) and 'flight', indicating an event occurring during the middle of a flight.

Etymology

Mid-flight is a simple compound of mid meaning 'middle' and flight meaning 'a trip through the air'. So when it is used as an adjective or adverb, mid-flight means something happening during the middle of a flight.