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31flight */*/*/ — UK [flaɪt] / US noun Word forms flight : singular flight plural flights 1) a) [countable] a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane My flight has been delayed. flight to/from: The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 8… …
32flight — noun /flaɪt/ a) The act of flying. Birds are capable of flight b) An instance of flying. The migrating birds flight took them to Africa. See Also: direct flight, flight attendant, flight ceiling …
33flight — noun 1) the history of flight Syn: aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics 2) a flight to Rome Syn: airplane/plane trip, air trip, trip/journey by air 3) the flight of a baseball …
34flight — I [[t]flaɪt[/t]] n. 1) the act, manner, or power of flying 2) the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: the flight of the ball 3) a trip by an airplane, glider 4) an airplane making a scheduled trip 5) a number of beings or… …
35flight — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, Brownian movement, French leave, a mass of, a world of, abandonment, abscond, absence without leave, absquatulation, acciaccatura, advance, aeronautics, aeroplane, air arm, air corps, air force, air service, air… …
36flight — Lele. See flee. ♦ To take flight, lele, kaulele. ♦ To put to flight, ho ohe e, hō auhe e, hehu, ho opū ā ā. ♦ Flight of birds, lele manu, aulia manu …
37take off — 1) the horse took off at great speed Syn: run away/off, flee, abscond, take flight, decamp, leave, go, depart, make off, bolt, take to one s heels, escape; informal split, clear off, skedaddle, vamoose 2) the p …
38take to one's heels — RUN AWAY, run off, make a run for it, take flight, take off, make a break for it, flee, make one s getaway, escape; informal beat it, clear off, vamoose, skedaddle, split, cut and run, leg it, hotfoot it, show a clean pair of heels, scram; Brit.… …
39take-off order — command to take off, order to take flight …
40take to one's heels — idi take to one s heels, to run away; take flight …
