flight
🇺🇸
/flaɪt/
🇬🇧
/flaɪt/
noun
A1
a trip by plane
Our flight to Paris leaves at 8 AM.
A1
a plane on a trip
The morning flight was delayed by bad weather.
A1
flying through the air
Birds are graceful in flight.
R
how something moves through the air
The ball's flight was straight and true.
R
a set of stairs
She ran up the flight of stairs to her apartment.
R
running away from danger
The criminal was in flight from the police.
R
a wild or silly idea
His plan was just a flight of fancy.
R
a group flying together
A flight of geese flew overhead in V-formation.
verb
R
to hit or throw a ball through the air skillfully
He flighted the ball perfectly into the goal.
translation
a trip by plane; a plane on a trip; flying through the air; how something moves through the air; a set of stairs; running away from danger; a wild or silly idea; a group flying together
to hit or throw a ball through the air skillfully
Word Forms
Plural
flights
Progressive
flighting
Past
flighted
3rd Present
flights
Perfect
flighted