flightflight /flaɪt/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 
He immediately booked a flight to Toulouse. There are only three flights a day to Logan Airport from Heathrow.► see thesaurus at journey2flying [uncountable] when something flies through the airin flight pelicans in flight In 1968, the first supersonic airliner took flight (=began flying).3movement through air [uncountable] an object’s or bird’s movement through the air: During its flight, the weapon twists and turns.4stairs [countable] a set of stairs between one floor and the next: Bert lives two flights down from here.a flight of stairs/steps She fell down a whole flight of stairs.5escape [uncountable] when you leave a place in order to try and escape from a person or a dangerous situationflight from Donald Woods' hasty flight from South Africa early in 1978take flight (also take to flight )British English When the alarm sounded, the whole gang took flight.put somebody to flight (=make someone run away especially by fighting or threatening them)6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy thoughts, ideas etc that are full of imagination but that are not practical or sensible7birds [countable] a group of birds all flying together SYN flockflight of a flight of swallows → in-flight, top-flightCOLLOCATIONSverbsbook a flight (=reserve a seat on a particular plane)· I booked the flight over the Internet.get a flight (=book it)· I’ll be there tomorrow morning if I can get a flight.catch a flight (=be in time to get on a plane)· They caught a flight that night to Frankfurt.board a flight (=get on a flight)· We arrived at the departure lounge to board the flight to Madrid.miss a flight (=arrive too late for a flight)· Jack overslept and missed his flight.charter a flight (=pay a company for the use of their aircraft)· The club have chartered a special flight for fans.operate flights (=make flights available for people to use)· The airline operates three flights a day between London and New York.get on/off a flight· She’d just got off a flight from Buenos Aires.travel on a flight· Passengers travelling on flight BMI 373 to Zurich should proceed to gate 17.a flight is cancelled (=a flight that was due to go somewhere does not go)· All flights have been cancelled due to fog.a flight is delayed (=it is late leaving)· Her flight was delayed and she arrived over an hour late.a flight is diverted (=it is made to change direction and land at a different airport)· Our flight was diverted to Manchester because of poor weather.a flight is bound for London/New York etc (=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.adjectivesgood/pleasant/comfortable· Have a good flight!smooth (=with no problems or sudden movements)· The flight had been smooth all the way.bumpy (=uncomfortable because the plane moved up and down a lot)· The flight was very bumpy, and we really wondered whether we would make it.long/short· I was very tired after the long flight.cheap flights· Environmental groups are calling for an end to cheap flights.a direct/non-stop flight (=a flight going straight from one place to another without stopping)· the first direct flight to Tokyoan international flight (=a flight between one country and another)· The number of international flights increased by over 5% last year.a domestic/internal flight (=a flight within a country)· Is there a domestic flight between Havana and Varadero?a long-haul flight (=a flight over a very long distance)· You should wear comfortable clothes on a long-haul flight.a scheduled flight (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)· There are scheduled flights between the islands.a charter flight (=a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose)· The company is operating charter flights to Crete.a connecting flight (=a flight that arrives before another one leaves)· We had to wait for three hours in New York before catching a connecting flight to Chicago.an intercontinental flight (=a flight that goes from one continent to another, for example from Europe to Asia)· Passengers on intercontinental flights can reserve seats with extra legroom.a routine flight (=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine troublean airline flight· domestic airline flightsa test flight (=a flight to test a new plane)· The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.a maiden flight (=the first flight of an aircraft)· The plane’s maiden flight is scheduled for November.flight + NOUNthe flight time (=how long it takes to fly somewhere)· Our estimated flight time is three hours and fifteen minutes.the flight path (=the route taken by an aircraft)· They lived directly underneath a busy flight path.the flight number· Write the flight number on all your luggage labels.a flight plan (=the planned route of an aircraft)· For some reason the pilot diverged from the flight plan.
WORD ORIGINflight
Origin:
Old English flyhtEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All flights to Tokyo were delayed because of bad weather.
- Each room contains a sink, but the bathroom is one flight up.
- It's a 7-hour flight to New York.
- It's only an hour's flight to Detroit from here.
- United Flight 202 from Denver is now arriving.
- But what if a large passenger aircraft has to be fuelled ready for flight?
- Incidents between military and civilian flights were also down, from 23 in 1991 to six last year.
- The flight from London was delayed, and it was about three in the morning when I finally got to Venice.
- The flight up the valley was lower, faster, and much hotter than anything I had yet seen.
THESAURUSby plane/boat/car/bicycle etc
a journey by air: · You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
a long journey over the sea: · MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another: · A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
a journey by boat for pleasure: · a Mediterranean cruise· a cruise down the Nile
a journey in a car, often for pleasure: · The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse: · It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station.· a bike ride
Longman Language Activatora journey especially British the period you spend travelling from one place to another - use this especially about someone travelling for a long distance or when talking about someone regularly travelling somewhere, for example to school or work: · We had an awful journey - there was heavy snow and the car broke downbus/train/car etc journey: · It was a long train journey to St Petersburg.a two-hour/five-mile journey: · They arrived in Nice after an eight-hour journey by car.make a journey: · These birds make an incredible 10,000-kilometre journey to Africa every winter.
a journey in which you go to a place, stay there for a short time, and then come back. In American English, trip can be used to mean any journey: · We had a fantastic trip - the flight was fine and the hotel was perfect.· The trip to the coast took longer than we expected.take a trip/go on a trip: · They decided to take a trip to Paris.on a trip (=taking a trip): · My husband's away on a business trip in China.business/school/skiing etc trip: · My dad and I used to go on a camping trip alone together every summer.a two-hour/five-mile etc trip American: · It's only a three-hour trip by plane to Seattle.boat/car/plane etc trip: · It's such a nice day - how about going on a boat trip?road trip American (=a long trip in a car): · My friend and I took several road trips to New York City.
a journey for pleasure during which you visit several different towns, areas etc. A tour is also an organized journey made by an entertainer, sports team, or politician in order to perform, play, or speak in several places: · Did you see Bruce Springsteen on his last tour?tour of: · We took a bicycle tour of Tuscany.· The prime minister has left for a three-week tour of South America.on tour: · Norton is on tour promoting her new children's book.a leg of a tour (=part of a tour): · The last leg of the tour will take the team to Dallas.package tour (=planned holiday with all costs included): · They like to take package tours because they hate dealing with details.
a journey in a plane: · All flights to Tokyo were delayed because of bad weather.a 30-minute/3-hour etc flight: · It's a 7-hour flight to New York.
a short journey in a vehicle such as a car, or on a bicycle or a horse: · He pretended to be asleep for the entire two hour ride.bike/car/horse etc ride: · On the car ride back from the airport he told her all about his trip.go for a ride (=ride somewhere just for enjoyment): · She took me to see the horse and asked if I wanted to go for a ride.
a journey in a car: · It's a beautiful day for a drive in the country.a 12-hour/15-minute etc drive: · It's about a 20-minute drive into the city from here.take a drive/go for a drive: · Let's take a drive out to the farm.
a short journey in a boat or ship from one side of a lake, river, or sea to the other: · The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.
a long journey in a boat or ship: · In those days, the voyage to Australia was long and dangerous.
a long journey, especially one made by a group of people, to visit a dangerous place or a place that has never been visited before: · The purpose of the expedition was to explore the North American coastline.· an expedition to the North Pole
a long and difficult journey, for example over mountains or through forests, especially when you are walking. Some people also go on treks for interest and enjoyment: · The team is preparing for a two week trek across the Atlas Mountains.
WORD SETSaerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs a balloon flight over the Yorkshire Moors I missed the connecting flight. A waiter was handing round freebie glasses of wine. a nonstop flight to Los Angeles It’s a short drive to the airport. The hotel is only a short walk from the beach. Ridgeway’s solo voyage across the Atlantic We walked up four flights of stairs (=sets of stairs).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(=reserve a seat on a particular plane)· I booked the flight over the Internet.
(=book it)· I’ll be there tomorrow morning if I can get a flight.
(=be in time to get on a plane)· They caught a flight that night to Frankfurt.
(=get on a flight)· We arrived at the departure lounge to board the flight to Madrid.
(=arrive too late for a flight)· Jack overslept and missed his flight.
(=pay a company for the use of their aircraft)· The club have chartered a special flight for fans.
(=make flights available for people to use)· The airline operates three flights a day between London and New York.
· She’d just got off a flight from Buenos Aires.
· Passengers travelling on flight BMI 373 to Zurich should proceed to gate 17.
(=a flight that was due to go somewhere does not go)· All flights have been cancelled due to fog.
(=it is late leaving)· Her flight was delayed and she arrived over an hour late.
(=it is made to change direction and land at a different airport)· Our flight was diverted to Manchester because of poor weather.
(=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
adjectives· Have a good flight!
(=with no problems or sudden movements)· The flight had been smooth all the way.
(=uncomfortable because the plane moved up and down a lot)· The flight was very bumpy, and we really wondered whether we would make it.
· I was very tired after the long flight.
· Environmental groups are calling for an end to cheap flights.
(=a flight going straight from one place to another without stopping)· the first direct flight to Tokyo
(=a flight between one country and another)· The number of international flights increased by over 5% last year.
(=a flight within a country)· Is there a domestic flight between Havana and Varadero?
(=a flight over a very long distance)· You should wear comfortable clothes on a long-haul flight.
(=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)· There are scheduled flights between the islands.
(=a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose)· The company is operating charter flights to Crete.
(=a flight that arrives before another one leaves)· We had to wait for three hours in New York before catching a connecting flight to Chicago.
(=a flight that goes from one continent to another, for example from Europe to Asia)· Passengers on intercontinental flights can reserve seats with extra legroom.
(=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine trouble
· domestic airline flights
(=a flight to test a new plane)· The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.
(=the first flight of an aircraft)· The plane’s maiden flight is scheduled for November.
flight + NOUN (=how long it takes to fly somewhere)· Our estimated flight time is three hours and fifteen minutes.
(=the route taken by an aircraft)· They lived directly underneath a busy flight path.
· Write the flight number on all your luggage labels.
(=the planned route of an aircraft)· For some reason the pilot diverged from the flight plan.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a balloon flight over the Yorkshire Moors· He picked up the phone and booked a flight to Barcelona.
I missed the connecting flight.· Unfortunately flight delays do sometimes occur.
· I'm afraid your flight departure has been delayed.
(=that stay inside a country)· London’s airports handle one hundred thousand domestic flights a year.
A waiter was handing round freebie glasses of wine. (=a journey etc over a large distance that takes a lot of time) It’s a long walk to the shops from here.
It’s a long walk to the shops from here. (=that leaves in the morning)· She took the morning flight back to London.
· I took the night train to Fort William.
a nonstop flight to Los Angeles· Some birds have lost the power of flight over millions of years.
· A relief convoy of 10 trucks set off with food and medical supplies.
(=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week) Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow.
Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow. It’s a short drive to the airport. The hotel is only a short walk from the beach. (=a comfortable trip in an airplane or car) It wasn’t a very smooth ride.
It wasn’t a very smooth ride. Ridgeway’s solo voyage across the Atlantic We walked up four flights of stairs (=sets of stairs).· They built hub-and-spoke route systems based on a few large airports, rather than a web of direct, non-stop flights.· There are also new direct flights from Newcastle, Norwich and Birmingham.· Nova was developing in parallel as a booster capable of hurling a spacecraft to the Moon on a direct flight mission.· The two countries also agreed to allow direct air flights from Pyongyang to Tokyo.· She argued in favour of a direct flight to London and then on to Jersey.· A late morning direct flight takes you to Kathmandu where you will stay at the Oberoi Soaltee Hotel for 2 nights.
· Airports ran out of fuel, and domestic flights were diverted.· Time was when even domestic flights were something akin to exotic adventure.· Diamond Service will continue on domestic flights.· Coupons generally offer the best savings when used for coast-to-coast or other long-distance domestic flights.
· We will further liberalise transatlantic air services and encourage more international flights to and from regional airports.· Many internal and international flights can also be made into Manchester Airport, located 57 miles south-west of Bradford.· So let's not keep you in suspense and join Katie prior to her departure from a surprising location for international flight.· Passengers on international flights will no longer be able to use curb-side check-in procedures for luggage.· Mr. MacGregor I assure the hon. Gentleman that Customs continues to monitor international flights into the airport.
· Their chemical and isotopic compositions are meteoritic and they have had long histories of flight through space.· He and his co-pilot settled down in the darkness for the long flight in the cramped cockpit.· After a long flight your perceptions are dulled, and everything is synthetic.· A long flight from the front porch to the sidewalk would have prevented any exit for her out the front door.· It took away the normal drudgery of long flights with little radio contact and constant headings.
· This includes return flights, transfers, all meals and drinks, nightly entertainment, non-motorised watersports and activities.· We often placed caches of them near the action to cut the wasted time of return flights.· Each tour includes a return flight from Gatwick to Berlin, with transfers to and from your Berlin hotel.· I never took the return flight home.· En route, Shaker instructed two ships to join him on the return flight.· In late afternoon the return flight begins.
· Prices include all transfers, by air where applicable. Scheduled flights are also available at a supplement.· On scheduled flights sporting equipment may be carried as part of your baggage allowance.· Not a scheduled flight, for McKenna would be watching those.· Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow.· Travel will be on scheduled flights with a choice of departure from either Gatwick or Heathrow airports.· The price of £639 includes scheduled flights, transfer and dinner, bed and breakfast.· The two-night packages include scheduled flights and breakfast.· Ot has introduced short breaks to Paris using scheduled flights from nearby Southend Airport.
· Access to the dining room in the north-east corner of the main block was then made via a short flight of stairs.· He watches four men trying to drag a doorless refrigerator up the short flight of steps into the band shell.· Those who do not fancy long haul can share short flights between two or three budding pilots.· It was a short flight, only a hundred miles.· Both Langkawi and Kuantan are reached by short flights.· Frankie stared towards the shorter flight of steps leading to the landing.· They sat on stubby pillars at the bottom of a short flight of steps leading to the parade square.· The upper-level dining gallery and sitting-room are reached from the living-room via short flight of open-riser timber stairs.
· The inspiring influence behind an automatic promotion triumph is determined Boro will not just make up the numbers in the top flight.· Coventry are just hoping to play in the top flight next season.· Six months in the top flight and he thinks he's f***ing Brian Sewell to the football world.· Oh, not in the top flight, but he travels around the world - anywhere golf is played.· He established Swindon as one of the most skilful sides outside the top flight before a frustrating switch to Tyneside.· I see no reason why I shouldn't continue to score goals in the top flight.· Inverleith retained their place in the top flight with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Touche Ross in the final game.· That is enough to get us back into the top flight.
NOUN· A flight attendant was thrown to the floor, breaking her ankle.· Airlines do train flight attendants in how to spot trouble in advance, and in conflict resolution.· Kim, 31, is a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines.· In a staggering display of corporate arrogance, managers threatened to sack-and even sue-the striking flight attendants.· She should have been either a flight attendant or a Greyhound bus driver.· I once asked a flight attendant about this.· He then gave them the choice of apologizing to the flight attendant or taking another flight.
· Owing to space restrictions, sail boards are not allowed on charter flights.· For weekenders, charter flights are of little use, as usually they offer only weekly or fortnightly returns.· It deals with the occasional situation when a holiday party arrives on a charter flight and claims asylum enbloc.· Prices for the above itineraries are based on charter flights from London to Bangkok.
· The flight crew aborted the takeoff, however, could not stop the aircraft on the wet runway.· In this case the members of the flight crew live in the bunker, alongside their missiles.· As the party headed home the flight crew served cake and sang Happy Birthday.· In the air, the all-male flight crew ruled.· Pilots and other flight crew immediately come to mind; so too do maintenance engineers and air traffic controllers.· The flight crew reported smoke in the cockpit and cabin before the tower lost contact.
· The Doctor was marched on to the flight deck of the F61 at pistol point.· I watched the edge of the flight deck move un-der us through the chin bubble at my feet.· The carrier's flight deck is too short for its aircraft to land on and putting it right will cost around £50m.· It meant long hours for the pilots, flight deck crews, repair crews and cooks.· The forward attachment point is under the shuttle's nose about half way between the tip and the flight deck windows.· Ammunition from the burning aircraft on the flight deck starts cooking off, spraying the deck with shrapnel.· The patented plan is to feed data about the relevant airports into a small computer on the flight deck before take-off.
· After treatment the mountaineer will be on the next flight home to join his girlfriend at the couple's home in Radley.· He spent Wednesday afternoon trying to find a flight home for Thursday.· We had a good flight home with excellent connection times, which made it less exhausting than the journey to Jo'burg.· I never took the return flight home.· It was one reason why I caught the first flight home.· The flight home was nothing to speak of.· Pervez Musharraf, delayed his flight home because of a bomb threat.· Vitamins, they said it was, to build me up for the flight home on Saturday.
· Aides' night flight attracts heavy congressional fire.· Inside, the lobby lights had been dimmed like the interior of an airplane on a night flight.· Varig offers day and night flights taking off every week from 12 cities in 9 different countries.
· Living near an airport which is proposing to add an extra flight path - over your house.· It soars the length of the awning, wings flapping once, twice to propel it along an unerring flight path.· Meadow pipits, commonest of upland birds, negotiated undulating flight paths over white tufts of cotton grass.· As the gaggle crossed the next village on our flight path, many ships called in hits.· No way was I going out with a Famlio ship in my flight path.· She would then try to adjust her flight path to the fist by altering direction into the wind.· That way it may get out of the bat's flight path before it enters the detection range.· We must be under a flight path.
· Accident investigators have found the black box flight recorder.· There remain the specialists who look after the flight recorder side of aircraft accident investigation.· Flight Recorders Missing Falcon N888AR had voice and flight recorders installed in its tail.· The small flight recorder section is headed by an Assistant principal Inspector.· These were essentially flight recorders but were not made to withstand crash forces.
· The trials also involved asking a pilot to land a damaged plane using the flight simulator.· Loren Carpenter launches an airplane flight simulator on the screen.· Escapade basically provides the experience of taking off and landing a commercial airliner, aboard Britannia's 737 flight simulator.· Reflectone, a Tampa-based maker of flight simulators, increased 1 3 / 4 to 15 3 / 4.· Consequently, most pilots are trained on flight simulators.· He trained in the flight simulator.· The real classics, of course, our flight simulators.· Corncob is one of the best Shareware flight simulators I used and will provide hours of entertainment for any would be Hero.
· Their finding could lead to new treatments for muscle wasting in humans, or ways to conserve muscle tissue during space flight.· All are subjects of experiments that will measure changes in development brought on by space flight.· If this aspect of space flight was not the most convenient then the solid waste management was even worse.· Even if successful, equipment used in the experiments would have to be miniaturized before being used in space flight.· It reminded the sergeant of mission control for some dark and mysterious space flight.· Their proposed Lunar Tours will be the first series of commercial space flights to the moon.· They are being pried open by computer quizzes, interactive exhibits, panoramic films and a simulated futuristic space flight.
· Now you know where the 900S fits in, why not fit in a test flight soon.· The first test flight of the experiment occurred in mid-1992.· Heavy with the extra responsibility of a man's life he wanted another test flight.· The space agency impounded documents and even embargoed findings from the research gathered during the brief test flight.· June 9 saw the Vimy ready for a test flight from the field.· Ray Hanna too G-FIRE up for its first test flight on March 14, 1981, in primer.· For a test flight, ring.· Even this sortie was a test flight.
VERB· Chances are they are emailing their mates or booking holiday flights.· Typically, coupon holders must book a flight 14 days in advance.· She was booked on to a flight arriving in London at midday but failed to board the plane.
· And he had deliberately caught his flight with just minutes to spare.· Bernstein caught the first flight out of Washington Friday, August 25, and again spent most of the day with Ruby.· Perhaps she had witnessed the attack on her father but had had to leave in order to catch the designated flight.· It was one reason why I caught the first flight home.· She was so distressed that she caught the first flight from Calcutta to New Delhi.· A week ago her plan had been to give Travis the slip and catch the first flight out.· He must catch a flight to Washington to tell a committee that the cities need more money.
· No, but I am aware of them if I pant a lot climbing up in a flight of stairs.· Inspectors may have to climb ladders or many flights of stairs, or may have to crawl around in tight spaces.· He climbed the last two flights with effort.· On that fateful January day the beleaguered Matty climbed the five flights of stairs from trading floor to the cafeteria.· Outside Polly's flat, in the well of the building, Jack was climbing the last flight of stairs.· I climb the four flights and tell him to take his time at the door.· My room is on top of a cloth-shop and I have to climb up a flight of dark stairs to get to it.· He heard her climb the last flight, getting slower every day.
· This includes return flights, transfers, all meals and drinks, nightly entertainment, non-motorised watersports and activities.· The promotion includes round-trip flights such as Los Angeles to New York for $ 388 with no advance purchase requirement.· Each tour includes a return flight from Gatwick to Berlin, with transfers to and from your Berlin hotel.· Extension of the smoking ban on airplanes to include any flight that starts or ends in the United States.· These include flights, hotel with private facilities, breakfast, taxes and entrance to the fair.· Prices apply until October 31 and include return flights, taxes and transfers.· Prices include scheduled flights from Heathrow.· The first prize includes return flights London-Delhi, half-board hotel accommodation and all transfers.
· A flight of steps leads up from the courtyard and there is entry also from the house end.· Orange flight led us in a wide orbit two miles away, still low level.· Then he violently shoved her down the small flight of stairs that led off their bedroom to the bathroom.· The procession reached the foot of the long steep flight of stairs leading up to the temple.· To his left a shallow flight of oak stairs led to a narrow gallery from which led a number of doors.· Instead, a steep, wooden flight of stairs led down into the ground beneath me.· Frankie stared towards the shorter flight of steps leading to the landing.· They sat on stubby pillars at the bottom of a short flight of steps leading to the parade square.
· I mustn't miss my flight!· Not once did Richardson miss the flight.· No time to call Newman: she would miss her flight.· I missed the maiden flight at Kitty Hawk and managed to be absent when Alan Dershowitz invented the appeal process.· I was always tense, afraid I would miss the flight.
· Practically every scheduled flight is sold out, including extra flights.
· The next day, we took an early flight to Danang.· My guess would be he would take the first flight to Helsinki and listen to the venture capitalists there.· I saw food take flight from its physical manifestation, turning into light that shot through my body.· Last year 1. 3 billion passengers took a flight in an airplane.· A series of area road improvements could help Brown Field take flight as an air cargo hub.· I took a meagre 22 flights.· Janir, at five and a half, was eager to take his first flight alone.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1travel [countable] a journey in a plane or space vehicle, or the plane or vehicle that is making the journey: - A small, balding academic sort not given to flights of fancy, Kolodney wasted no words as he made his announcement.
- In their more extravagant flights of fancy the choice thus offered to the voter is extended to cover specific heads of policy.
- Many are flights of imagination and, because of the very nature of the area, subjective.
- Other routines are pure flights of fancy, all the more extraordinary for the very ordinary setting.
- Part of the achievement of the visionary comes from inspiration that arises from considering the highest flights of imagination.
- The legend - the romantic flight of fancy was over.
- There are some strange flights of fancy and there are also some extremely down to earth not to say earthy observations.
- This is not a flight of fancy.
- By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
- Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
- It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
- Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
- The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
- As Dole and Kemp headed across the country, the team of surrogates was making its maiden voyage in California.
- Fifty-two years before I met him, Lawrence Beesley had been a second-class passenger on the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
- I missed the maiden flight at Kitty Hawk and managed to be absent when Alan Dershowitz invented the appeal process.
- Read in studio A rather unusual hot air balloon has completed its maiden voyage.
- The maiden flight of the A-12 had been scheduled for November 1991, with a view to the aircraft becoming operational in the mid-1990s.
- The company said the first aircraft had experienced no problems during its 18-minute maiden flight.
- With barely a week to go before the maiden flight, Paul's report made alarming reading.
- A Home Office spokeswoman confirmed last night that Stansted would be used for all future mercy flights.
- I had heard of the many mercy missions of the ruler's private planes.
- It was the first and last time I was to fly on one of its mercy missions.
- Rival warlords are also holding up mercy missions with feuds over contracts to take food to drought-ravaged towns and villages.
- Soldiers now face the harsh reality of their mercy mission in the barren country.
- The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems.
- They already have a Hercules plane running mercy missions to Sarajevo.
- With United Nations help, it's hoped this mercy mission will be the first of many.
He immediately booked a flight to Toulouse. There are only three flights a day to Logan Airport from Heathrow.► see thesaurus at journey2flying [uncountable] when something flies through the airin flight pelicans in flight In 1968, the first supersonic airliner took flight (=began flying).3movement through air [uncountable] an object’s or bird’s movement through the air: During its flight, the weapon twists and turns.4stairs [countable] a set of stairs between one floor and the next: Bert lives two flights down from here.a flight of stairs/steps She fell down a whole flight of stairs.5escape [uncountable] when you leave a place in order to try and escape from a person or a dangerous situationflight from Donald Woods' hasty flight from South Africa early in 1978take flight (also take to flight )British English When the alarm sounded, the whole gang took flight.put somebody to flight (=make someone run away especially by fighting or threatening them)6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy thoughts, ideas etc that are full of imagination but that are not practical or sensible7birds [countable] a group of birds all flying together SYN flockflight of a flight of swallows → in-flight, top-flightCOLLOCATIONSverbsbook a flight (=reserve a seat on a particular plane)· I booked the flight over the Internet.get a flight (=book it)· I’ll be there tomorrow morning if I can get a flight.catch a flight (=be in time to get on a plane)· They caught a flight that night to Frankfurt.board a flight (=get on a flight)· We arrived at the departure lounge to board the flight to Madrid.miss a flight (=arrive too late for a flight)· Jack overslept and missed his flight.charter a flight (=pay a company for the use of their aircraft)· The club have chartered a special flight for fans.operate flights (=make flights available for people to use)· The airline operates three flights a day between London and New York.get on/off a flight· She’d just got off a flight from Buenos Aires.travel on a flight· Passengers travelling on flight BMI 373 to Zurich should proceed to gate 17.a flight is cancelled (=a flight that was due to go somewhere does not go)· All flights have been cancelled due to fog.a flight is delayed (=it is late leaving)· Her flight was delayed and she arrived over an hour late.a flight is diverted (=it is made to change direction and land at a different airport)· Our flight was diverted to Manchester because of poor weather.a flight is bound for London/New York etc (=it is going there)· Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.adjectivesgood/pleasant/comfortable· Have a good flight!smooth (=with no problems or sudden movements)· The flight had been smooth all the way.bumpy (=uncomfortable because the plane moved up and down a lot)· The flight was very bumpy, and we really wondered whether we would make it.long/short· I was very tired after the long flight.cheap flights· Environmental groups are calling for an end to cheap flights.a direct/non-stop flight (=a flight going straight from one place to another without stopping)· the first direct flight to Tokyoan international flight (=a flight between one country and another)· The number of international flights increased by over 5% last year.a domestic/internal flight (=a flight within a country)· Is there a domestic flight between Havana and Varadero?a long-haul flight (=a flight over a very long distance)· You should wear comfortable clothes on a long-haul flight.a scheduled flight (=a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week)· There are scheduled flights between the islands.a charter flight (=a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose)· The company is operating charter flights to Crete.a connecting flight (=a flight that arrives before another one leaves)· We had to wait for three hours in New York before catching a connecting flight to Chicago.an intercontinental flight (=a flight that goes from one continent to another, for example from Europe to Asia)· Passengers on intercontinental flights can reserve seats with extra legroom.a routine flight (=a normal flight)· They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine troublean airline flight· domestic airline flightsa test flight (=a flight to test a new plane)· The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.a maiden flight (=the first flight of an aircraft)· The plane’s maiden flight is scheduled for November.flight + NOUNthe flight time (=how long it takes to fly somewhere)· Our estimated flight time is three hours and fifteen minutes.the flight path (=the route taken by an aircraft)· They lived directly underneath a busy flight path.the flight number· Write the flight number on all your luggage labels.a flight plan (=the planned route of an aircraft)· For some reason the pilot diverged from the flight plan.