flight

UK
/flaɪt/
US
/flaɪt/

Traductions

flightnoun
flights
pl
UK
/flaɪt/
US
/flaɪt/
The flight to New York was delayed.
Полет в Нью-Йорк был задержан.
The apartment is on the third flight of stairs.
Квартира находится на третьем этаже лестницы.
Our flight leaves at 6 PM.
Наш рейс отправляется в 6 вечера.
Traductions supplémentaires
полет фантазии
flightverb
flighted
Past Simple
flighted
Past Participle
flighting
Gerund
Transitive verb meaning to propel or equip for flight.
Synonymes
run away
fly away
take flight
flightadjective
UK
/flaɪt/
US
/flaɪt/
Used attributively to modify nouns in aviation contexts (flight crew, flight plan).

Définitions

flightnoun
The act or process of flying through the air by means of wings or an aircraft.
The flight from New York to London took approximately seven hours.
A scheduled journey made by an aircraft, especially a commercial airline service.
She booked a flight to Paris for her summer vacation.
A group of birds or aircraft flying together.
A flight of geese passed overhead, honking loudly.
A series of steps or stairs between one floor or landing and the next.
He climbed the flight of stairs to reach the rooftop terrace.
An escape or a hurried departure, especially from a dangerous situation.
The sudden fire alarm prompted a flight from the building.
A selection of small samples of different types of a particular beverage, such as wine or beer, served together for tasting.
The brewery offered a flight of their seasonal beers for tasting.
The feathers or feathered attachments fixed to an arrow or dart that stabilize its path.
One of the arrow's flights snapped off when it struck the target.
An imaginative but unrealistic idea or excursion of fancy.
His plan to colonize Mars next year was dismissed as a flight of fancy.
flightverb
To hit, throw, or launch (something) so that it travels through the air in a controlled path.
The golfer flighted the ball high over the bunker.
To attach feathers to (an arrow) or otherwise equip for stable flight.
The archer carefully flighted each arrow before the competition.
To arrange (beverages, especially wines or beers) in a set for comparative tasting.
The sommelier flighted three vintage Rieslings for the guests.
flightadjective
Relating to aviation or the act of flying.
The flight schedule was posted on the departure board.