flighted
Capable of flight
Flighted describes something equipped with flight feathers or wings capable of flight.
Birds are flighted or flightless: The flighted ducks escaped while the pinioned ones stayed put.
In darts and archery, flighted describes projectiles fitted with stabilizing fins or vanes.
In cricket and golf, a flighted ball is lofted with controlled trajectory.
Bird's complete feather coat
- featheredCovered with plumage
- wingsLimbs for flight
- migrationMovement to new territory
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
aviary · flock · nesting · roosting · ornithology · songbird · perching · talons
Arrow stabilizing feathers
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- quillFeather used for writing
- vaneWind direction indicator
- barbsSharp points or jibes
archery · crossbow · longbow · broadhead · nock · spine · trajectory · bowstring
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
soaring · aviary · flock · nesting · roosting · ornithology · songbird · perching · talons · beak
fletching
Arrow stabilizing feathers
barbs · archery · crossbow · longbow · broadhead · nock · spine · trajectory · bowstring · quarrel
iron
Element twenty-six
- wedgeTapered splitting tool
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- loftSpace beneath the roof
backspin · carry · distance · approach · pitch · chip · fade · draw · arc · green
treble
High frequency range
barrel · shaft · board · scoring · checkout · leg · set · throw · grouping · accuracy
flightedflightless
Incapable of aerial travel
grounded · non-flying · earthbound · wingless · terrestrial
flightedunfeathered
Lacking plumage
featherless · unfledged · bare · unstabilized · downy
flightedgrounded
Stable and realistic
earthbound · rooted · stationary · sedentary
- 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