escape flight | the act of escaping physically, he made his escape from the mental hospital, the canary escaped from its cage, his flight was an indication of his guilt |
flight maneuver airplane maneuver | a maneuver executed by an aircraft |
flight | a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports, I took the noon flight to Chicago |
connecting flight | a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines) |
direct flight | a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft |
domestic flight | a flight that begins and ends in the same country |
international flight | a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another |
nonstop flight nonstop | a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination, how many nonstops are there to Dallas? |
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 |
flight flying | an instance of traveling by air, flying was still an exciting adventure for him |
maiden flight | the first flight of its kind, the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in |
terrain flight low level flight | flight at very low altitudes |
change of direction reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
steering guidance direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
flight feather pinion quill quill feather | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
airstrip flight strip landing strip strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
artificial horizon gyro horizon flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
flight flight of stairs flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next |
flight deck landing deck | the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway |
flight simulator trainer | simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
indicator | a device for showing the operating condition of some system |
pilot light pilot lamp indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
speedometer speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
flight | passing above and beyond ordinary bounds, a flight of fancy, flights of rhetoric, flights of imagination |
sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
focus focusing focussing focal point direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
index index number indicant indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
leading indicator | one of indicators for different sections of the economy, used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future |
guidance counsel counseling counselling direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
indicator | a signal for attracting attention |
blinker turn signal turn indicator trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
flight | an air force unit smaller than a squadron |
flight | a formation of aircraft in flight |
flight | a flock of flying birds |
air lane flight path airway skyway | a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
flight path | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air |
flight line | place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) |
line of flight | the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air |
direction way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
flight engineer | the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight |