flight¹ /flīt/

1. A passing through the air
2. A soaring
3. Distance flown
4. (of a ball in sports) pace or trajectory
5. A wandering or digression, eg of imagination or fancy
6. A series (of steps)
7. A flock of birds flying together
8. A group of birds born in the same season
9. A volley
10. A long-distance arrow (Shakespeare)
11. A device attached to the blunt end of an arrow or dart, made of plastic or feathers, to stabilize its trajectory
12. The power of flying
13. The art or the act of flying with wings or in an aeroplane or other machine
14. A unit of the air force equivalent to a platoon in the army
15. A regular air journey, numbered and at a fixed time
16. An aircraft making such a journey
17. A journey of a spacecraft
18. A line of hurdles across a race track

1. To cause (birds) to fly up
2. To shoot (wildfowl) in flight
3. To put a feather or feathers in (an arrow)
4. To send (a ball) into the air in an arcing trajectory (sport)

(of birds) to rise or migrate in a flock

flightˈed adjective (Milton)

Flying

flightˈily adverb

flightˈiness noun

flightˈless adjective

Unable to fly

flightˈy adjective

1. Swift (Shakespeare)
2. Fanciful
3. Changeable
4. Giddy-minded, irresponsible
5. Flirtatious

flight attendant noun

A member of the cabin crew on an aeroplane, a steward or stewardess

flight bag noun

A bag suitable for stowing in an aircraft locker during a flight

flight crew noun

The members of an aircraft crew whose responsibility is operation and navigation

flight data recorder see flight recorder below.

flight deck noun

1. The deck of an aircraft-carrier where the planes take off or land
2. The compartment for the crew in an aircraft

flight engineer noun

A member of an aircraft crew whose responsibility is looking after the engines and other systems

flight envelope noun

The range of limits, eg in speed, to which an aircraft is theoretically subject

flightˈ-feather noun

A quill of a bird's wing

flight lieutenant noun

A Royal Air Force officer of rank corresponding to naval lieutenant or army captain

flight line noun

1. An area of an airfield where aircraft are parked and serviced
2. Line of flight

flight path or flight'path noun

The course (to be) taken by an aircraft, spacecraft, etc

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