flight
♦♦ flight /fl'aɪt/ (flights)
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A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
The flight will take four hours.
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You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular flight.
I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight...
BA flight 286 was two hours late.
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Flight is the action of flying, or the ability to fly.
These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods...
Supersonic flight could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
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A flight of birds is a group of them flying together.
A flight of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
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Flight is the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or place.
The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends' houses.
...her hurried flight from the palace in a cart.
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A flight of steps or stairs is a set of steps or stairs that lead from one level to another without changing direction.
We walked in silence up a flight of stairs and down a long corridor.
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If someone takes flight, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
He was told of the raid and decided to take flight immediately.
= fleeflight at|tend|ant (flight attendants)
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On an aeroplane, the flight attendants are the people whose job is to look after the passengers and serve their meals.flight deck (flight decks)
also flight-deck
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On an aircraft carrier, the flight deck is the flat open surface on the deck where aircraft take off and land.
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On a large aeroplane, the flight deck is the area at the front where the pilot works and where all the controls are.flight lieu|ten|ant (flight lieutenants)
also flight-lieutenant
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In the British air force, a flight lieutenant is an officer of the rank below squadron leader.flight of capi|tal
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When people lose confidence in a particular economy or market and withdraw their investment from it, you can refer to a flight of capital from that economy or market. (BUSINESS)
TI has seen its shares suffer because of a flight of capital to telecom and Internet-related businesses...flight re|cord|er (flight recorders)
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On an aeroplane, the flight recorder is the same as the black box.space flight (space flights)
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A space flight is a trip into space.
She made her first and only space flight last September...
1 [N-COUNT]
A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
The flight will take four hours.
2 [N-COUNT] also N num
You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular flight.
I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight...
BA flight 286 was two hours late.
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Flight is the action of flying, or the ability to fly.
These hawks are magnificent in flight, soaring and circling for long periods...
Supersonic flight could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
4 [N-COUNT] N of n
A flight of birds is a group of them flying together.
A flight of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
5 [N-UNCOUNT] oft in N
Flight is the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or place.
The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends' houses.
...her hurried flight from the palace in a cart.
6 [N-COUNT] usu N of n
A flight of steps or stairs is a set of steps or stairs that lead from one level to another without changing direction.
We walked in silence up a flight of stairs and down a long corridor.
7 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone takes flight, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
He was told of the raid and decided to take flight immediately.
= fleeflight at|tend|ant (flight attendants)
[N-COUNT]
On an aeroplane, the flight attendants are the people whose job is to look after the passengers and serve their meals.flight deck (flight decks)
also flight-deck
1 [N-COUNT]
On an aircraft carrier, the flight deck is the flat open surface on the deck where aircraft take off and land.
2 [N-COUNT]
On a large aeroplane, the flight deck is the area at the front where the pilot works and where all the controls are.flight lieu|ten|ant (flight lieutenants)
also flight-lieutenant
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
In the British air force, a flight lieutenant is an officer of the rank below squadron leader.flight of capi|tal
[N-SING]
When people lose confidence in a particular economy or market and withdraw their investment from it, you can refer to a flight of capital from that economy or market. (BUSINESS)
TI has seen its shares suffer because of a flight of capital to telecom and Internet-related businesses...flight re|cord|er (flight recorders)
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On an aeroplane, the flight recorder is the same as the black box.space flight (space flights)
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A space flight is a trip into space.
She made her first and only space flight last September...