flights
Stairs or journeys
Flights is the plural of flight, covering all its senses.
A bird takes flight; you book flights to distant cities; flights of stairs connect floors.
A flight can be a group moving together: a flight of geese, a flight of arrows.
Flights of fancy are imaginative excursions, sometimes impractical ones.
In drinking, a flight is a sampler of several varieties: a flight of wines, a beer flight.
Entry permit slip
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- fareTransport payment
- economySystem of trade and production
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
first-class · round-trip · one-way · nonstop · layover · connection · airline · carrier
Act of going away
- arrivalAct of reaching destination
- timetableArranged list of events
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- terminalAt the endpoint
boarding · check-in · delay · cancellation · status · red-eye · connecting · direct
Indoor flight of steps
- stepsSequential actions in process
- stairwayFixed ascending passage
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
- banisterStairway handrail support
handrail · spiral · treads · risers · balustrade · newel · ascent · descent
Egg-laying flying vertebrates
- geesePlural of goose
- swallowsGulps or migratory birds
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- southwardToward the equator's direction
northward · flock · V-formation · flyway · breeding · wintering · navigation · ornithology
Measured height above reference
- elevationHeight above reference point
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- ascendingMoving upward
descending · cruising · airborne · aerial · clouds · sky · turbulence · pressurized
Absence of constraint
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- refugePlace of safety
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
vanish · bolt · fugitive · exodus · evacuation · sanctuary · retreat · hideaway
Shooting with bows
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- discusHeavy disc for throwing
- badmintonRacquet sport with shuttlecocks
shuttlecock · trajectory · aerodynamics · spin · loft · distance · accuracy · release
ticket
Entry permit slip
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- fareTransport payment
- economySystem of trade and production
business · first-class · round-trip · one-way · nonstop · layover · connection · airline · carrier · itinerary
departure
Act of going away
terminal · boarding · check-in · delay · cancellation · status · red-eye · connecting · direct · domestic
staircase
Indoor flight of steps
- stepsSequential actions in process
- stairwayFixed ascending passage
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
banister · handrail · spiral · treads · risers · balustrade · newel · ascent · descent · climb
birds
Egg-laying flying vertebrates
southward · northward · flock · V-formation · flyway · breeding · wintering · navigation · ornithology · migratory
altitude
Measured height above reference
- elevationHeight above reference point
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
ascending · descending · cruising · airborne · aerial · clouds · sky · turbulence · pressurized
freedom
Absence of constraint
elude · vanish · bolt · fugitive · exodus · evacuation · sanctuary · retreat · hideaway · liberation
archery
Shooting with bows
badminton · shuttlecock · trajectory · aerodynamics · spin · loft · distance · accuracy · release · projectile
- global connectionscables, trade routes, shipping lanes, air travel, fiber optics
- international ___trade, relations, law, borders, travel
- Transatlantic connectionscruises, shipping, voyages, crossings, airlines
- travel agencybookings, tickets, hotels, tours, packages
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
flightsroad trips
Extended car journeys
drives · train journeys · rail travel · cruises · sea voyages
flightslandings
Reaching the ground
descents · groundings · falls · drops · touchdowns
flightsstays
Remains in place
stopovers · layovers · groundings · cancellations · delays
- 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