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nonstop flight

nonstop flight

3 2.7
A flight that goes directly from one place to another without stopping
  • noun
  • /ˈnɒnˌstɒp flaɪt/
translation icon : vuelo directo
  • However, they didn't come here on a nonstop flight.
  • nonstop flights between Moscow
  • cities with nonstop flights

I'm sure JetBlue offers daily nonstop flights to a war zone.

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Examples

  • Sidney's nonstop flight had already left.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Its domestic service is limited to fifteen cities, with 328 nonstop flights a week.

    Academic text (1990)
  • But this plane was a nonstop flight to Chicago.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The goal of aviators is now the nonstop flight around the world.

  • There was this nonstop flight from South America to New Zealand, so we wouldn't have to stop for fuel.

  • That's $25,000 for the first nonstop flight between New York and Paris.

  • It's lucky that Christof Perick had a nonstop flight from Germany to Charlotte.

    Blog text (2)
  • Thank you for choosing West-To-East Airlines... for today's nonstop flight from Las Vegas to Newark, New Jersey.

  • Air New Zealand offers three nonstop flights daily from Los Angeles and one from San Francisco.

  • Delta, for example, has 10 daily nonstop flights from Atlanta to West Palm Beach.

Synonyms

nonstop
vsnonstop flight
4 2.1

A flight that goes from one place to another without stopping

is the longer phrase used specifically for air travel

Antonyms

layover
  • US
20 3.1

A short stay in a city between flights, often in an airport

11 3.2

A short stay between parts of a journey, often during travel

How Direct

nonstop flight
3 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

nonstop + flight

The meaning 'a flight without intermediate stops' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'nonstop' (without stopping) with 'flight' (air journey). This is a straightforward compositional compound found across languages (e.g. direct/non-stop flight), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

The term nonstop flight comes from the plain image of a plane that does not land on the way. The word nonstop literally means 'not stopping', so a nonstop flight goes straight from its origin to its destination without any stops.