Flight in English dictionary

  • flight

    Meanings and definitions of "Flight"

    • The act of flying.
    • An instance of flying.
    • A collective term for doves or swallows.
    • A journey made by an aircraft, eg a balloon, plane or space shuttle, particularly one between two airports, which needs to be reserved in advance.
    • The act of fleeing. (Flight is the noun which corresponds to the verb flee.)
    • A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings.
    • A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
    • A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
    • A paper plane.
    • (cricket): The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
    • The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
    • An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
    • Act of fleeing of a refugee or a fugitive.
    • An air force unit.
    • Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
    • (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
    • (obsolete) Fast, swift.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Fast, swift.
    • noun
      The act of fleeing.
    • noun
      The act of flying.
    • noun
      An instance of flying.
    • noun
      A collective term for doves or swallows.
    • noun
      A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
    • noun
      A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings.
    • noun
      A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
    • noun
      A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
    • noun
      A paper plane.
    • noun
      (cricket)
      The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
    • noun
      The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
    • noun
      An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
    • noun
      An air force unit.
    • noun
      Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
    • noun
      (engineering)
      The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
    • verb
      (cricket, of a spin bowler)
      To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
    • act of flying
    • instance of flying
    • group of doves or swallows
    • journey made by an aircraft
    • act of fleeing
    • set of stairs
    • floor of building
    • A journey made by a plane or space shuttle.
    • flight (an instance of flying)
    • run (of a ship)
    • A series of stair steps between landings.
    • flight (e.g. airline flight)
    • flight (lit: fly high)
    • noun
      an air force unit smaller than a squadron
    • noun
      an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
    • noun
      a flock of flying birds
    • noun
      a formation of aircraft in flight
    • noun
      a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
    • noun
      a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    • noun
      passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
    • noun
      the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
    • noun
      the path followed by an object moving through space
    • verb
      decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"
    • verb
      fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
    • verb
      shoot a bird in flight

    Synonyms of "Flight" in English dictionary

    decorate, wing, embellish are the top synonyms of "Flight" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Flight

    • lm  liczba mnoga ~s
    • flight ( comparative more flight, superlative most flight)
    • flight ( countable and uncountable;  plural  flights) File:MiG-17F Top View.JPG A jet in flight
    • flight (comparative more flight, superlative most flight)
    • flight (countable and uncountable, plural flights)
    • flight (third-person singular simple present flights, present participle flighting, simple past and past participle flighted)
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