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 |
aircraft landing
airplane landing | landing an aircraft |
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 |
model
modelling
modeling | the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale) |
flight feather
pinion quill quill feather | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
| aircraft | a vehicle that can fly |
aircraft carrier
carrier flattop
attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
| aircraft engine | the engine that powers and aircraft |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
amphibian
amphibious aircraft | an airplane designed to take off and land on water |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
cutaway cutaway drawing
cutaway model | a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts |
drone pilotless aircraft
radioontrolled aircraft | an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control |
fighter
fighter aircraft
attack aircraft | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
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 |
model
simulation | representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) |
| Model T | the first widely available automobile powered by a gasoline engine, mass-produced by Henry Ford fromto |
narrowbody aircraft
narrow-body aircraft
narrow-body | a commercial airliner with a single aisle |
| stealth aircraft | an aircraft designed in accordance with technology that makes detection by radar difficult |
widebody aircraft
wide-body aircraft
wide-body
twin-aisle airplane | a commercial airliner with two aisles |
| flight | passing above and beyond ordinary bounds, a flight of fancy, flights of rhetoric, flights of imagination |
| model | a type of product, his car was an old model |
model
theoretical account
framework | a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process, the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems |
exemplar
example model good example | something to be imitated, an exemplar of success, a model of clarity, he is the very model of a modern major general |
| model example | a representative form or pattern, I profited from his example |
| 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 |
artist's model
sitter | a person who poses for a painter or sculptor |
| dressmaker's model | someone who models dresses |
| flight engineer | the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight |
| flight surgeon | a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine |
mannequin
manikin mannikin manakin fashion model
model | a woman who wears clothes to display fashions, she was too fat to be a mannequin |