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 |
foul shot
free throw
penalty free throw
charity toss
charity throw
charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
| free kick | (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team |
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 |
wind
winding
twist | the act of winding or twisting, he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind |
| flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
| wind | breath, the collision knocked the wind out of him |
| second wind | the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion |
fart
farting
flatus
wind breaking wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus |
extramarital sex
free love | sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another |
free time
spare time | time that is free from duties or responsibilities |
| free trade | international trade free of government interference |
North American Free Trade Agreement
NAFTA | an agreement for free trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico, became effective in for ten years |
brawl
free-for-all | a noisy fight in a crowd |
amnesty
pardon free pardon | the formal act of liberating someone |
freetail
free-tailed bat
freetailed bat | small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail, common in warm regions |
flight feather
pinion quill quill feather | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
aeolian harp
aeolian lyre
wind harp | a harp having strings tuned in unison, they sound when wind passes over them |
airstrip
flight strip
landing strip
strip | an airfield without normal airport facilities |
anemometer
wind gauge
wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
chunnel
Channel Tunnel | the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel |
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 |
| free house | a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale |
| free throw lane | a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to feet in front of the backboard, players may not enter this lane during a free throw |
| pinwheel pinwheel wind collector | a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind |
| railroad tunnel | a tunnel through which the railroad track runs |
| tunnel | a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars), the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection |
weathervane
weather vane
vane
wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
weight free weight
exercising weight | sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting, it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms |
wind chime
wind bell | a decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkle |
wind farm
wind park
wind energy facility | a power plant that uses wind turbines to generate electricity |
wind instrument
wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
windmill
aerogenerator
wind generator | generator that extracts usable energy from winds |
| wind rose | weather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directions |
| wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield |
| wind tunnel | a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft |
| wind turbine | a turbine that is driven by the wind |