flight
飞行,飞行篇,飞行器
Related Words
Definitions
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- : the act, manner, or power of flying.
- : the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball.
- : a trip by an airplane, glider, etc.
- : a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight.
- : a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese.
- : the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft.
- : the act, principles, or technique of flying an airplane: flight training.
- : a journey into or through outer space: a rocket flight.
- : swift movement, transition, or progression: the flight of time.
- : a soaring above or transcending ordinary bounds: a flight of fancy.
- : a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next.
- : a sampling of several wines or beers, or of a particular type of food, for the purpose of comparative tasting: a customized wine flight for four people; a flight of appetizers.
- : Archery. flight arrow. the distance such an arrow travels when shot.
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- : to fly in coordinated flocks.
Phrases
- flight of fancy
- put to flight
- take flight
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
It would be easier to gain FAA certification if they simply converted a tried-and-true existing airplane for robotic flight.
Nonetheless, there is clear evidence of airborne transmission risk on passenger flights.
Palantir Technologies, the data-mining company on the verge of going public, is moving to Denver, following a flight from Silicon Valley by chairman Peter Thiel and CEO Alex Karp.
The most common cancellations outright with little to no chance of getting a refund have been for hotel and flight reservations as well as live concerts.
The unprecedented logistical challenge of delivering more than 15 billion Covid-19 vaccines will be made even harder by the drop in passenger flights as people stay home during coronavirus.
The anti-crime cops began searching the likely path of flight.
Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
The copilot on Flight 8501 was Remi Emmanuel Piesel, 46, who despite his age had just 2,275 hours of flying experience.
Specifically, what briefing did the flight crew receive before they went to the airplane?
AirAsia Indonesia, which operated Flight 8501, is the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, which is based in Malaysia.
They ran side by side across the yard to a roofed flight of steps that led to the printing-office.
My one room,” replied that much injured gentleman, “was on the Coffee Room flight.
But the flight of the insurgents was too far advanced to rally them, and they retired south towards Pampanga.
To be sure, he hadn't seen Mrs. Robin go, but he had heard the beat of her wings as she began her flight.
His attitude was one of hopeless resignation as he looked toward a distant bird winging its flight away from him.