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flight - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
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flying |
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air,
air travel,
aviation a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance"
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acrobatics,
aerobatics,
stunting,
stunt flying the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
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blind flying,
blind landing using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.
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ballooning flying in a balloon
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fly-by,
flyover,
flypast a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
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glide,
gliding,
sailing,
sailplaning,
soaring the activity of flying a glider
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maiden flight the first flight of its kind; "the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989"
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overflight a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
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pass (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
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solo a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
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sortie (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)
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low level flight,
terrain flight flight at very low altitudes
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flight - a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago" |
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trip an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"; "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"; "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
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connecting flight a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)
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direct flight a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft
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domestic flight a flight that begins and ends in the same country
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international flight a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another
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nonstop,
nonstop flight a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"
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redeye,
redeye flight a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning"
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flight - a flock of flying birds |
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flock a group of birds
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flight - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
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staircase,
stairway a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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flight - passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination" |
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creativeness,
creative thinking,
creativity the ability to create
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flight - an air force unit smaller than a squadron |
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air unit a military unit that is part of the airforce
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flight - a formation of aircraft in flight |
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formation the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
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| Verb |
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flight - fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese" |
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fly,
wing change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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flight - shoot a bird in flight |
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pip,
shoot produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"
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