flight

CEFRA2

/ˈflaɪ̯t/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A journey through the air in an aircraft.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A collective term for doves or swallows.

Examples

  • Now I have to leave, they're calling for my flight.

  • Our flight eventually left five hours late.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflɐɪ̯t/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An instance of flying.

  2. The act of flying.

  3. A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.

More examples

In context

  • Ultimately, space flight will be beneficial to all mankind.

  • The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.

  • Most birds are capable of flight.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English flight, from Old English flyht (“flight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), derived from *fleuganą (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”), enlargement of *plew- (“flow”). Analyzable as fly + -t (variant of -th). Cognate with West Frisian flecht (“flight”), Dutch vlucht (“flight”), German Flucht (“flight”) (etymology 2).