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Flight

noun/flˈaɪt/
Definition
a formation of aircraft in flight
an instance of traveling by air
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/flˈaɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/flˈaɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/flˈaɪt/
1 syllable Say it as /flˈaɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna formation of aircraft in flight
nounan instance of traveling by air
“flying was still an exciting adventure for him”
nouna stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
nounthe act of escaping physically
“he made his escape from the mental hospital”
nounan air force unit smaller than a squadron
nounpassing above and beyond ordinary bounds
“a flight of fancy”
nounthe path followed by an object moving through space
nouna flock of flying birds
nouna scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
“I took the noon flight to Chicago”
verbshoot a bird in flight
verbfly in a flock
“flighting wild geese”
verbdecorate with feathers
“fledge an arrow”
Word Forms
flightverbfly in a flock
flyverbtravel in an airplane
escapeverbrun away from confinement
fleeverbrun away quickly
flightnounan instance of traveling by air
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Flug
eine Formation von Flugzeugen im Flug
🇫🇷French
vol
une formation d'avions en vol
🇪🇸Spanish
vuelo
una formación de aviones en vuelo
🇮🇹Italian
volo
una formazione di aerei in volo
🇳🇱Dutch
vlucht
een formatie van vliegtuigen tijdens de vlucht
🇵🇹Portuguese
voo
uma formação de aeronaves em voo
🇷🇺Russian
полет
строй самолетов в полете
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उड़ान
उड़ान में विमान का गठन
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্লাইট
ফ্লাইটে বিমানের গঠন
🇮🇳Tamil
விமானம்
பறக்கும் விமானத்தின் உருவாக்கம்
🇮🇳Telugu
విమానము
విమానంలో విమానం ఏర్పడటం
🇮🇳Marathi
उड्डाण
उड्डाण करताना विमानाची निर्मिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્લાઇટ
ફ્લાઇટમાં એરક્રાફ્ટની રચના
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಮಾನ
ಹಾರಾಟದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಮಾನದ ರಚನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിമാനം
പറക്കുന്ന വിമാനത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപീകരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਉਡਾਣ
ਉਡਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗਠਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
پرواز
پرواز میں ہوائی جہاز کی تشکیل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
航班
飞行中的飞机编队
🇯🇵Japanese
フライト
飛行中の航空機の編隊
🇰🇷Korean
비행
비행중인 항공기의 형성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chuyến bay
sự hình thành của máy bay đang bay
🇹🇭Thai
เที่ยวบิน
การก่อตัวของเครื่องบินที่กำลังบิน
🇮🇩Indonesian
penerbangan
formasi pesawat dalam penerbangan
🇵🇭Filipino
paglipad
isang pormasyon ng sasakyang panghimpapawid sa paglipad
🇲🇾Malay
penerbangan
pembentukan pesawat dalam penerbangan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رحلة جوية
تشكيل الطائرات في الرحلة
🇮🇷Persian
پرواز
تشکیل هواپیما در حال پرواز
🇹🇷Turkish
uçuş
uçuşta uçak oluşumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
טִיסָה
מבנה של מטוסים בטיסה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'flight'?
The primary meaning of 'flight' is 'a formation of aircraft in flight'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'flight' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'flight' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'flight' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'flight' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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