flight

  • 1Flight 19 — Artist s depiction of five Avengers. Occurrence summary Date December 5, 1945 …

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  • 2Flight — is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air (or movement beyond earth s atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight) by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using… …

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  • 3flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) …

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  • 4flight — [ flaıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 moving through air ▸ 2 trip through air/space ▸ 3 (bird) movement in air ▸ 4 an attempt to escape ▸ 5 set of stairs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5Flight — (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle[ o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle[ o]n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See {Flee}, {Fly}.] 1 …

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  • 6flight — [flaɪt] noun TRAVEL 1. [countable] a journey by plane: • The airline began the regular flights to Santiago less than a year ago. • a return flight to Hong Kong 2. top flight …

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  • 7flight — flight1 [flīt] n. [ME fliht < OE flyht (akin to OS fluht, Du vlucht) < base of fleogan, FLY1] 1. the act, manner, or power of flying or moving through space 2. the distance covered or that can be covered at one time by an airplane, bird,… …

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  • 8flight — flight; flight·ed; flight·er; flight·i·ly; flight·i·ness; flight·ing; flight·less; top·flight·er; pre·flight; …

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  • 9flight — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of flying. 2) a journey made in an aircraft or in space. 3) the path of a projectile through the air. 4) a series of steps between floors or levels. 5) the action or an act of fleeing: the enemy were in flight. 6)… …

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  • 10flight — I noun absconding, avoidance, decampment, departing, departure, desertion, disappearance, effugium, elusion, escaping, evacuation, evasion, exodus, fleeing, fuga, hasty departure, hegira, leaving, removal, retreat, running away associated… …

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