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international flight

international flight

8 2.3
A plane trip that goes from one country to another
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntəˈnæʃənl flaɪt/
translation icon : vuelo internacional
  • All connecting international flights will be listed on arrival.

OK, I'm on an international flight once, and I'm in my little pod, you know, and I'm trying to sleep, and I hear this click, click, click.

Examples

  • Departures for international flights are up the escalator to your left.

  • On international flights, however, the Warsaw Convention governs airline liability.

    Academic text (2001)
  • We have hundreds of international flights coming in.

  • Our last international flight from Madrid to the US, we were on the oldest plane in the world.

  • In my case, I was coming from an international flight with a short layover.

    Blog text (3)
  • We got five international flights departing in the next hour.

  • A Boeing 747 takes off with a full load of fuel on a long international flight.

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  • International flights always get the gate furthest from the terminal.

  • The TSA has recently instituted a policy of random searches aboard international flights.

  • Mata, you have to get to the airport at least three hours early for an international flight.

Antonyms

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

How International

international flight
8 2.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

international + flight

The meaning 'a flight between countries' is directly and transparently derivable from 'international' (involving more than one country) + 'flight' (an aircraft journey). This is a regular noun-noun composition common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

International flight comes from the simple idea of a flight that goes between countries: international means 'between countries' and flight is a trip by airplane. So, it means 'a flight from one country to another'.