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 |
glide gliding sailplaning soaring sailing | the activity of flying a glider |
hang gliding | gliding in a hang glider |
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 |
myxobacteria myxobacterium myxobacter gliding bacteria slime bacteria | bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime, inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste |
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 |
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 |
gliding joint articulatio plana | a freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motions |
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 |
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 |