Distance
(n.) The space between two objects |
Distance
(n.) Remoteness of place |
Distance
(n.) A space marked out in the last part of a race course. |
Distance
(n.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured from front to rear |
Distance
(n.) Space between two antagonists in fencing. |
Distance
(n.) The part of a picture which contains the representation of those objects which are the farthest away, esp. in a landscape. |
Distance
(n.) Ideal disjunction |
Distance
(n.) Length or interval of time |
Distance
(n.) The remoteness or reserve which respect requires |
Distance
(n.) A withholding of intimacy |
Distance
(n.) Remoteness in succession or relation |
Distance
(n.) The interval between two notes |
Distance
(v. t.) To place at a distance or remotely. |
Distance
(v. t.) To cause to appear as if at a distance |
Distance
(v. t.) To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3) |
Flight
(n.) The act or flying |
Flight
(n.) The act of fleeing |
Flight
(n.) Lofty elevation and excursion |
Flight
(n.) A number of beings or things passing through the air together |
Flight
(n.) A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. |
Flight
(n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow |
Flight
(n.) The husk or glume of oats. |
Flight-shot
(n.) The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot |
Haul
(v. t.) To pull or draw with force |
Haul
(v. t.) To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen |
Haul
(v. i.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t. |
Haul
(v. t.) To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked. |
Haul
(n.) A pulling with force |
Haul
(n.) A single draught of a net |
Haul
(n.) That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net. |
Haul
(n.) Transportation by hauling |
Haul
(n.) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred. |
Long
(superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length |
Long
(superl.) Drawn out or extended in time |
Long
(superl.) Slow in passing |
Long
(superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval |
Long
(superl.) Extended to any specified measure |
Long
(superl.) Far-reaching |
Long
(superl.) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance |
Long
(n.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve. |
Long
(n.) A long sound, syllable, or vowel. |
Long
(n.) The longest dimension |
Long
(adv.) To a great extent in apace |
Long
(adv.) To a great extent in time |
Long
(adv.) At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior |
Long
(adv.) Through the whole extent or duration. |
Long
(adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less |
Long
(prep.) By means of |
Long
(a.) To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving |
Long
(a.) To belong |
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 |
draw
haul
haulage | the act of drawing or hauling something, the haul up the hill went very slowly |
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 |
| long haul | a journey over a long distance, it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles |
| long fly | a gymnastic exercise involving a long leap from a vaulting horse |
broad jump
long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
whist
long whist
short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships, a pack of cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
| long shot | a venture that involves great risk but promises great rewards |
| flight control | control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically |
| long division | the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail |
| range animal | any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) |
long-billed marsh wren
Cistothorus palustris | American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
long-eared owl
Asio otus | slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam
Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
stilt stiltbird longlegs
long-legs
stilt plover
Himantopus stilt | long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
| long-eared bat | any of various Old or New World bats having very long ears |
long-horned beetle
longicorn
longicorn beetle | long-bodied beetle having very long antennae |
long-horned grasshopper
tettigoniid | grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male |
long-tailed porcupine
Trichys lipura | porcupine of Borneo and Sumatra having short spines and a long tail |
longtail weasel
long-tailed weasel
Mustela frenata | the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail |
flight feather
pinion quill quill feather | any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird |
albacore
long-fin tunny
Thunnus alalunga | large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna, reaches pounds and has long pectoral fins, found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters |
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 |
bellarmine
longbeard
long-beard
greybeard | a stoneware drinking jug with a long neck, decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (th century) |
bolster
long pillow | a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows |
ditch spade
long-handled spade | a spade with a long handle for digging narrow ditches |
| electric range | a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power |
firing range
target range | a practice range for target practice |
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 |
gas range
gas stove
gas cooker | a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas |
golf range
driving range | a practice range for practicing golf shots |
jointer
jointer plane
jointing plane
long plane | a long carpenter's plane used to shape the edges of boards so they will fit together |
| long iron | an iron with a long shaft and a steep face, for hitting long low shots |
| long johns | warm underwear with long legs |
| long sleeve | a sleeve extending from shoulder to wrist |
| long tom | a long swivel cannon formerly used by the navy |
long trousers
long pants | trousers reaching to the foot |