The Wordsmith Dictionary

Flight, n. Etym: [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fleógan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fleón to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. sq. root84. See Flee, Fly. ]

1. The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. Like the night owl's lazy flight. Shak.

2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure. Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. Matt. xxiv. 2 . Fain by flight to save themselves. Shak.

3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaas, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly. Could he have kept his spirit to that flight, He had been happy. Byron. His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. Macaulay.

4. A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows. Swift. Swift flights of angels ministrant. Milton. Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. Shak.

5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. Parker.

6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft. [Obs. ] Challenged Cupid at the flight. Shak. Not a flight drawn home E'er made that haste that they have. Beau. &Fl.

7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng. ] Wright. to take a flight {9 }. Flight feathers (Zoöl.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird. -- To put to flight, To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout.

Syn. -- Pair; set. See Pair.

FLIGHTED

FLIGHTED Flight "ed, a.

1. Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition. "Drowsy-flighted steeds." Milton.

2. (Her. )

Defn: Feathered; -- said of arrows.

FLIGHTER

FLIGHTER Flight "er, n. (Brewing )

Defn: A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor. Knight.

FLIGHTILY

FLIGHTILY Flight "i *ly, adv.

Defn: In a flighty manner.

FLIGHTINESS

FLIGHTINESS Flight "i *ness, n.

Defn: The state or quality of being flighty. The flightness of her temper. Hawthorne.

Syn. -- Levity; giddiness; volatility; lightness; wildness; eccentricity. See Levity.

FLIGHT-SHOT

FLIGHT-SHOT Flight "-shot `, n.

Defn: The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot, -- about the fifth of a mile. [Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] Within a flight-shot it inthe valley. Evelyn. Half a flight-shot from the king's oak. Sir W. Scott.

FLIGHTY

FLIGHTY Flight "y, a.

1. Fleeting; swift; transient. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook, Unless the deed go with it. Shak.

2. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc. ; given to disorder Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind. Coleridge. A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast. J. S. Har

New American Oxford Dictionary

flight

flight |flīt flaɪt | ▶noun 1 the action or process of flying through the air: an eagle in flight | the history of space flight. • an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, esp. a scheduled journey made by an airline: I got the first flight. • the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air. • [ as modifier ] relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances: short, light flight arrows. • literary swift passage of time: the never-ending flight of future days. 2 a group of creatures or objects flying together, in particular: • a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, esp. when migrating: flights of Canada geese. • a group of aircraft operating together, esp. an air force unit of about six aircraft: a refueling mission in which his crew topped off three flights of four F-16A jets. 3 the action of fleeing or attempting to escape: refugees on the latest stage of their flight from turmoil. 4 a series of steps between floors or levels: she has to come up four flights of stairs to her apartment. • a series of hurdles across a racetrack. • a closely spaced sequence of locks in a canal. 5 an extravagant or far-fetched idea or account: ignoring such ridiculous flights of fancy . 6 the tail of a dart. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 shoot (wildfowl ) in flight: (as noun flighting ) : duck and geese flighting. 2 Brit. (in soccer, cricket, etc. ) deliver (a ball ) with well-judged trajectory and pace: he flighted a free kick into the box. PHRASES in full flight escaping as fast as possible. • having gained momentum in a run or activity: when this jazz pianist is in full flight he can be mesmerizing. put someone /something to flight cause someone or something to flee: a soldier who held off, and eventually put to flight, waves of attackers. take flight 1 (of a bird ) take off and fly: the whole flock took flight | figurative : my celebrityhood took flight. 2 flee: noise that would prompt a spooked horse to take flight. ORIGIN Old English flyht ‘action or manner of flying, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly 1. This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 3 of the noun .

flight attendant

flight at tend ant |ˈflaɪ (t ) əˌtɛndənt | ▶noun a steward or stewardess on an aircraft.

flight bag

flight bag ▶noun a small zippered shoulder bag carried by air travelers.

flight capital

flight cap i tal ▶noun money transferred abroad to avoid taxes or inflation, achieve better investment returns, or to provide for possible emigration.

flight case

flight case ▶noun a sturdy case used for transporting equipment.

flight control

flight con trol ▶noun the activity of directing the movement of aircraft: automatic flight control | [ as modifier ] : the flight-control computer. • a control surface on an aircraft.

flight crew

flight crew |flaɪt kru | ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the personnel responsible for the operation of an aircraft during flight.

flight deck

flight deck |ˈflaɪ (t ) ˌdɛk | ▶noun 1 the cockpit of a large aircraft, from which the pilot and crew fly it. 2 the deck of an aircraft carrier, used for takeoff and landing.

flight engineer

flight en gi neer ▶noun a member of a flight crew responsible for the aircraft's engines and other systems during flight.

flight envelope

flight en ve lope ▶noun the range of combinations of speed, altitude, angle of attack, etc. , within which a flying object is aerodynamically stable.

flight feather

flight feath er ▶noun any of the large primary or secondary feathers in a bird's wing, supporting it in flight. Also called remex.

flightless

flight less |ˈflītlis ˈflaɪtlɪs | ▶adjective (of a bird or an insect ) naturally unable to fly. DERIVATIVES flight less ness noun

flight lieutenant

flight lieu |ten ¦ant ▶noun a rank of officer in the RAF, above flying officer and below squadron leader.

flight line

flight line ▶noun 1 the part of an airport around the hangars where aircraft can be parked and serviced. 2 a line of flight.

flight path

flight path |ˈflaɪ (t ) ˌpæθ | ▶noun the actual or planned course of an aircraft or spacecraft.

flight plan

flight plan ▶noun Aeronautics a written account of the details of a particular proposed flight.

flight recorder

flight re cord er |ˈflaɪ (t ) rəˌkɔrdər |(also flight data recorder ) ▶noun a device in an aircraft that records technical details during a flight, used in the event of an accident to discover its cause.

flightseeing

flight see ing |ˈflītˌsēiNG | ▶noun the activity of viewing places of interest from an aircraft. ORIGIN 1940s: blend of flight and sightseeing .

flight sergeant

flight ser |geant ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the RAF, above sergeant and below warrant officer.

flight simulator

flight sim u la tor |ˈflaɪ (t ) sɪmjəˌleɪdər | ▶noun a machine designed to resemble the cockpit of an aircraft, with computer-generated images that mimic the pilot's view, typically with mechanisms that move the entire structure in imitation of an aircraft's motion, used for training pilots.

flight suit

flight suit ▶noun a one-piece garment worn by the pilot and crew of a military or light aircraft.

flight surgeon

flight sur geon ▶noun a military surgeon specializing in aerospace medicine.

flight test

flight test ▶noun a flight of an aircraft, rocket, or equipment to see how well it functions. ▶verb ( flight-test ) [ with obj. ] test (an aircraft or rocket ) by flying it: (as noun flight-testing ) : it was undergoing cold-weather flight-testing.

flightworthy

flight wor thy |ˈflītˌwərT͟Hē ˈflaɪtwərði | ▶adjective (of an aircraft ) capable of being flown safely.

flighty

Oxford Dictionary

flight

flight |flʌɪt | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or process of flying through the air: an eagle in flight | the history of space flight. • [ count noun ] an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, especially a timetabled journey made by an airline: a return flight from Gatwick to Berlin. • the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air. • [ as modifier ] relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances: short, light flight arrows. 2 a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating: flights of whooper swans. • a group of aircraft operating together, especially an RAF or USAF unit of about six aircraft: he dispatched the Hurricanes in three flights. 3 [ mass noun ] the action of fleeing: the enemy were now in flight | [ in sing. ] : a headlong flight from reality. • the selling of currency or shares by many investors: an anti-inflationary move aimed at stemming the flight of capital. • literary the swift passage of time: the never-ending flight of future days. 4 a series of steps between floors or levels: I climbed the three flights of stairs which led to his office. • a series of hurdles across a racetrack. • a sequence of locks by which a canal ascends an incline. 5 an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process: his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy . 6 the tail of a dart. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 Brit. (in soccer, cricket, etc. ) deliver (a ball ) with well-judged trajectory and pace: he flighted a free kick into the box. 2 provide (an arrow or dart ) with feathers or vanes: shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers. 3 shoot (wildfowl ) in flight. PHRASES in full flight escaping as fast as possible. • having gained momentum in a run or activity: Yorke was brought down in full flight. put someone /thing to flight cause someone or something to flee. take flight 1 take off and fly. 2 (also take to flight ) flee: many Huguenots took flight from France. ORIGIN Old English flyht ‘action or manner of flying ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly 1. This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 3 of the noun.

flight attendant

flight at ¦tend |ant ▶noun a steward or stewardess on an aircraft.

flight bag

flight bag ▶noun a small zipped shoulder bag carried by air travellers.

flight capital

flight cap |ital ▶noun [ mass noun ] money transferred abroad to avoid taxes or inflation or provide for possible emigration.

flight case

flight case ▶noun a sturdy case used for transporting equipment.

flight control

flight con |trol ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity of directing the movement of aircraft. • [ count noun ] a flap or other control surface on an aircraft.

flight crew

flight crew ▶noun [ treated as sing. or pl. ] the personnel who are responsible for the operation of an aircraft during flight.

flight deck

flight deck ▶noun 1 the cockpit of a large aircraft. 2 the deck of an aircraft carrier, used for take-off and landing.

flight engineer

flight en ¦gin |eer ▶noun a member of a flight crew responsible for the aircraft's engines and other systems during flight.

flight envelope

flight en ¦ve |lope ▶noun the range of combinations of speed, altitude, angle of attack, etc. , within which a flying object is aerodynamically stable.

flight feather

flight fea ¦ther ▶noun any of the large primary or secondary feathers in a bird's wing, supporting it in flight. Also called remex.

flightless

flight |less |ˈflʌɪtlɪs | ▶adjective (of a bird or an insect ) naturally unable to fly. DERIVATIVES flightlessness noun

flight lieutenant

flight lieu |ten ¦ant ▶noun a rank of officer in the RAF, above flying officer and below squadron leader.

flight line

flight |line ▶noun 1 the part of an airport around the hangars where aircraft can be parked and serviced. 2 a line of flight: the birds move in well-defined flight lines to the feeding grounds.

flight path

flight path ▶noun the actual or planned course of an aircraft or spacecraft.

flight plan

flight plan ▶noun Aeronautics a written account of the details of a particular proposed flight.

flight recorder

flight re |cord ¦er ▶noun a device in an aircraft that records technical details during a flight, used in the event of an accident to discover its cause.

flightseeing

flight |see ¦ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. the activity of viewing places of interest from an aircraft. ORIGIN 1940s (originally US ): blend of flight and sightseeing .

flight sergeant

flight ser |geant ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the RAF, above sergeant and below warrant officer.

flight simulator

flight simu |la ¦tor ▶noun a machine designed to resemble an aircraft's cockpit, with computer-generated images that mimic the pilot's view and the aircraft's motion, used for training pilots.

flight suit

flight suit ▶noun a one-piece garment worn by the pilot and crew of a military or light aircraft.

flight surgeon

flight sur geon ▶noun a military surgeon specializing in aerospace medicine.

flight test

flight test ▶noun a flight of an aircraft, rocket, or equipment to see how well it functions. ▶verb ( flight-test ) [ with obj. ] test (an aircraft or rocket ) by flying it.

flightworthy

flight wor thy |ˈflītˌwərT͟Hē ˈflaɪtwərði | ▶adjective (of an aircraft ) capable of being flown safely.

flighty

flighty |ˈflʌɪti | ▶adjective ( flightier, flightiest ) fickle and irresponsible: her mother was a flighty Southern belle. DERIVATIVES flightily adverb, flightiness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from flight + -y 1 .

American Oxford Thesaurus

flight

flight noun 1 the history of flight: aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics. 2 a flight to Rome: airplane /plane trip, air trip, trip /journey by air. 3 the flight of a baseball: trajectory, path through the air, track, orbit. 4 a flight of birds: flock, skein, covey, swarm, cloud. 5 his headlong flight from home: escape, getaway, hasty departure, exit, exodus, decamping, breakout, bolt, disappearance. 6 a flight of stairs : staircase, set of steps, set of stairs. PHRASES put someone to flight the king's infantry put our demoralized militia to flight: chase away /off, drive back /away /off /out, scatter (to the four winds ), disperse, repel, repulse, rout, stampede, scare off; informal send packing. take flight the cowards took flight as the enemy approached: flee, run (away /off ), run for it, make a run for it, be gone, make off, take off, take to one's heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a (hasty ) retreat, make a quick exit, make one's getaway, escape; informal beat it, clear off /out, vamoose, skedaddle, split, leg it, turn tail, scram, light out, bug out, cut out, peel out; archaic fly.

flighty

flighty adjective his flighty sister has changed her college major four times: fickle, inconstant, mercurial, whimsical, capricious, skittish, volatile, impulsive; irresponsible, giddy, reckless, wild, careless, thoughtless. ANTONYMS steady, responsible.

Oxford Thesaurus

flight

flight noun 1 the machine was modelled on the flight of a bird: flying, soaring, gliding. 2 the history of flight: aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics. 3 did you have a good flight? plane trip, trip by air, air trip, journey by air, air journey. 4 Newton's theories allow us to predict the flight of a cricket ball: trajectory, track, flight path, orbit, glide path, approach. 5 a noisy flight of birds went over: flock, flying group; skein, bevy, covey; swarm, cloud, knot, cluster. 6 chroniclers recorded his flight from England after Cnut's death: escape, getaway, fleeing, running away, absconding, retreat, departure, hasty departure, exit, exodus, decamping, disappearance, vanishing. 7 she ran up a flight of stairs : staircase, set of steps /stairs. PHRASES put someone to flight the Scots were put to flight with heavy casualties: chase away, chase off, drive back /away, drive off, drive out, send away, scare off, scatter, scatter to the four winds, disperse, stampede, rout; Brit. see off; informal send packing. take flight many took flight at the air-raid warning: flee, run, run away, run off, make a run for it, run for it, be gone, make off, take off, take to one's heels, make a break for it, bolt, beat a (hasty ) retreat, make a quick exit, make one's getaway, escape, absent oneself, make oneself scarce, abscond, head for the hills, do a disappearing act; informal beat it, clear off, clear out, vamoose, skedaddle, split, cut and run, leg it, show a clean pair of heels, turn tail, scram; Brit. informal do a runner, scarper, do a bunk; N. Amer. informal light out, bug out, cut out, peel out, take a powder, skidoo; Austral. informal go through, shoot through; vulgar slang bugger off; archaic fly. ANTONYMS remain.

flighty

flighty adjective you may be seen as too flighty for such responsibility: fickle, erratic, changeable, inconstant, irresolute, mercurial, skittish, whimsical, capricious, volatile, unsteady, unstable, unbalanced, impulsive; irresponsible, flippant, giddy, silly, frivolous, light-minded, feather-brained, scatterbrained, scatty, reckless, wild, careless, thoughtless, heedless, carefree, insouciant; informal dippy, dopey, batty, dotty, nutty; N. Amer. informal ditzy. ANTONYMS steady; responsible.

Duden Dictionary

Flight-Attendant

Flight-At ten dant Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin schweizerisch , der oder die |ˈfla͜it |ətɛnd (ə )nt |der Flight-Attendant; Genitiv: des Flight-Attendants; Flight-Attendants und die Flight-Attendant; Genitiv: der Flight-Attendant; Flight-Attendants Steward [ess ]

Flight-Recorder

Flight-Re cor der Substantiv, maskulin , der |ˈfla͜itrɪkɔːdɐ |der Flight-Recorder; Genitiv: des Flight-Recorders, Plural: die Flight-Recorder englisch Flugschreiber, Flugdatenregistriergerät

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flight

flight 1 /flaɪt /→fly 1 名詞複～s /-ts /1 C 飛行機旅行 [移動 ]; (宇宙船による )宇宙旅行 ▸ a safe [smooth, bumpy ] flight 安全な [順調な, 揺れの激しい ]飛行 ▸ a 12 -hour flight to Japan 日本に向かう12時間の空の移動 ▸ How was your flight ?空の旅はいかがでしたか ▸ Have a good [nice ] flight .よい [楽しい ]ご旅行を (!しばしば航空会社の人が乗客に対して ) 2 C 定期航空便 (の飛行機 ), フライト ▸ the final call for flight BA 10 to London ロンドン行きBA10便の最終搭乗案内 ▸ book [cancel ] a flight from Tokyo to Beijing 東京発北京行きの便を予約する [の予約を取り消す ]▸ take [miss, catch ] a flight 飛行機に乗る [に乗り遅れる, をつかまえる ]▸ My wife wasn't on the flight .妻はその便に乗っていなかった ▸ I'd like to reconfirm my flight .私の乗る便の予約を再確認したいのですが ▸ a domestic [an international ] flight 国内 [国際 ]線の便 ▸ a direct [charter, connecting ] flight 直行 [チャーター, 乗り継ぎ ]便 ▸ I'm sorry, but the flight is full .申しわけありませんが, そのフライトは満席です 3 U 飛ぶこと , 飛行 ; 飛ぶ能力 ;C 飛行距離 ▸ a hawk [an airplane ] in flight 飛んでいるタカ [飛行機 ]4 C (向きが変わらない一続きの )階段 ; ハードル (の列 )▸ walk up [climb ] a flight of stairs [steps ]一続きの階段を上がる 5 C ｟文｠〖通例a ～〗(飛ぶ鳥などの )群れ (→flock 1 関連 ); 〘軍〙｟米｠飛行小隊 ;｟英｠飛行中隊 ▸ a flight of swans heading north 北に向かって飛ぶ白鳥の群れ 6 C 〖a ～/～s of A 〗A 〈想像空想など〉の飛翔, 高揚 ▸ flights of fancy [fantasy ]想像力 [空想 ]のほとばしり 7 U ｟文｠(歳月などの )速い流れ .8 C 矢羽根 .in the f ì rst [t ò p ] fl í ght 首位の ; 最高級の .動詞他動詞 1 〈飛ぶ鳥〉を撃つ .2 ｟英｠〘スポーツ〙〈ボールなど〉を的確にける [投げる ].3 〈矢〉に矢羽根を付ける .自動詞〈鳥が〉 (群をなして )飛ぶ .～́ att è ndant 客室乗務員 (!男女両方を含む ) .～́ b à g 航空バッグ〘航空会社のロゴマーク入り〙.～́ contr ò l 1 航空管制所 .2 〖通例～s 〗操縦装置 .～́ cr è w 航空機乗員 .～̀ d á ta rec ò rder ＝flight recorder .～́ d è ck 1 (航空機の )操縦室 .2 (航空母艦の )離着陸甲板 .～́ f è ather 〘鳥〙(翼尾の )風切り羽 .～̀ j á cket フライトジャケット〘革製でチャック式〙.～̀ lieut é nant ｟英｠〖時にF - L- 〗〘軍〙空軍大尉 .～́ l ì ne 1 フライトライン〘飛行機駐機 [整備 ]場〙.2 飛行進路 .～́ ò fficer ｟米｠〘軍〙空軍准尉 .～́ p à th (航空機宇宙船などの )航路 .～́ pl à n 飛行計画 (書 ).～́ rec ò rder フライトレコーダー (black box ).～́ s è rgeant ｟英｠〖時にF - S- 〗〘軍〙空軍軍曹 .～́ s ì mulator フライトシミュレーター .～́ t ì me 飛行時間 .

flight

flight 2 /flaɪt /→flee 名詞複～s /-ts /1 U 〖具体例ではa (…) ～〗【危険問題などからの】逃避, 逃走 ; 敗走 «from » ▸ flight from reality 現実逃避 ▸ in desperate flight from the famine 飢餓から抜け出そうと必死で ▸ in flight 逃走中の 2 C 〘経〙【不安な通貨の】売り «from » ; 資本の逃避 ▸ a flight to quality 質への逃避〘価格変動リスクのある株式から安定した債券などへの資金の移動〙bet à ke one self to fl í ght ＝take (to ) flight .p ù t A (to ) fl í ght ｟やや古｠A 〈人部隊など〉を敗走させる, 逃がす .t à ke (to ) fl í ght 逃げる, 逃走する (flee ).～́ c à pital 〘経〙逃避資本 .

flightless

fl í ght less 形容詞〈鳥などが〉飛べない .

flight-test

fl ì ght-t é st 動詞他動詞〈飛行機〉の飛行試験をする .

flighty

flight y /fláɪti /形容詞〈女性などが〉移り気な, きまぐれな .fl í ght i ness 名詞