flight
Scheduled sky crossing
Flight is a noun closely related to the verb fly, which explains most of its meanings.
It denotes the ability to fly, or an act or instance of flying.
Flight can also mean escape: fight or flight, flight of the Israelites out of Egypt.
A flight of steps is the group of stairs from one level to another: I didn’t know she lived five flights up!
Today, the most frequent use of flight is to designate the journeys of aircraft.
This is also true when flight comes before another noun: flight attendant, flight path, flight recorder.
Airborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
altimeter · airspace · aerodynamics · avionics · aileron · rudder · flaps · propeller
Depart swiftly from threat
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
refuge · asylum · exodus · escapee · sanctuary · hideout · clandestine · underground
Move with effortless continuity
drift · sail · float · circle · wheel · wingspan · feathers · thermals
Aviation passenger facility
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- departureAct of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
passport · ticket · check-in · gate · layover · connection · transit · baggage
Indoor flight of steps
- stepsSequential actions in process
- landingDescent's final moment
- banisterStairway handrail support
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
storey · floor · level · climb · descend · ascent · descent · walkup
Plural of goose
- swallowsGulps or migratory birds
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- storksLarge migratory wading birds
- flywayEstablished bird migration path
flock · formation · V-formation · seasonal · breeding · instinct · navigation · stopover
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- blastoffRocket launch moment
- ignitionStarting combustion process
thruster · spacecraft · shuttle · orbit · booster · trajectory · propulsion · payload
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
turbulence · altimeter · airspace · aerodynamics · avionics · aileron · rudder · flaps · propeller · hangar
flee
Depart swiftly from threat
abscond · refuge · asylum · exodus · escapee · sanctuary · hideout · clandestine · underground · elude
glide
Move with effortless continuity
dive · drift · sail · float · circle · wheel · wingspan · feathers · thermals · updraft
airport
Aviation passenger facility
itinerary · passport · ticket · check-in · gate · layover · connection · transit · baggage · customs
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
handrail · storey · floor · level · climb · descend · ascent · descent · walkup · stairwell
geese
Plural of goose
flyway · flock · formation · V-formation · seasonal · breeding · instinct · navigation · stopover · wintering
rocket
Propulsion-driven spacecraft
ignition · thruster · spacecraft · shuttle · orbit · booster · trajectory · propulsion · payload · satellite
- flightfly, aviation, aircraft, airplane, airplanes
- transport themesaviation, nautical, railroad, automotive, space travel
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- flying thingsairplane, bird, butterfly, helicopter, jet
- adaptationnatural selection, evolution, mimicry, camouflage, hibernation
flightground transportation
Non-flying travel methods
road trip · driving · walking · crawling · train journey
flightfight
Physical or verbal conflict
attack · confrontation · resistance · stand · engagement
- take flightDepart swiftly, often fearfully
- fight or flightThreat-triggered physiological state
- flight attendantAirplane cabin staff member
- in flightCurrently traveling through air
- cheap flightsInexpensive air travel tickets
- flight schoolPilot training institution
flights, flighty, flight envelope, flighted, flightless, flightiness, flight deck, inflight, flight engineer