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subflight
subflight n.
Brit. 
/ˈsʌbflʌɪt/
, /ˈsʌbflʌɪt/U.S. /ˈsəbˌflaɪt/
[compare flight n.1 1h] /ˈsəbˌflaɪt/ΘΚΠ
society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > air force > [noun] > unit
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1939 Times 10 Aug. 7/3 The fighters had formed up in sub-flights of three.
2001 J. F. Turner Fight for Sea viii. 67 They flew in, arranged as two subflights of three aircraft each, flying in echelon.
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