flight
- n a formation of aircraft in flight
- n an instance of traveling by air
- n a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- n the act of escaping physically
his flight was an indication of his guilt - n an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- n passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
a flight of fancy
flights of rhetoric
flights of imagination - n the path followed by an object moving through space
- n a flock of flying birds
- n a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
I took the noon flight to Chicago - v shoot a bird in flight
- v fly in a flock
flighting wild geese - v decorate with feathers
flight control
- n control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
flight deck
- n the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway
flight engineer
- n the flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight
flight indicator
- n a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot
flight line
- n place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)