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 |
| flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
bottom-feeder
bottom-dweller | a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water |
| bottom-feeder | a scavenger that feeds low on the food chain |
| feeder | an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening |
| feeder | an animal that feeds on a particular source of food, a bark feeder, a mud feeder |
dragonfly
darning needle
devil's darning needle
sewing needle
snake feeder
snake doctor
mosquito hawk
skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
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 |
bird feeder
birdfeeder
feeder | an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds |
| feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
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 |
self-feeder
feeder | a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material, the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock |
| flight | passing above and beyond ordinary bounds, a flight of fancy, flights of rhetoric, flights of imagination |
| 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 |
feeder
tributary
confluent
affluent | a branch that flows into the main stream |
| bottom feeder | an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others |
eater
feeder | someone who consumes food for nourishment |
| flight engineer | the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight |
| flight surgeon | a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine |
| steward flight attendant | an attendant on an airplane |
trajectory
flight | the path followed by an object moving through space |
fledge
flight | decorate with feathers, fledge an arrow |
| flight | fly in a flock, flighting wild geese |
flee
fly take flight | run away quickly, He threw down his gun and fled |
| flight | shoot a bird in flight |
top-flight
top-hole
topping | excellent, best possible |
in flight
on the wing | flying through the air, we saw the ducks in flight |