noun
flight
FLYTE/flaɪt/
Travel through the air on wings or in an aircraft.
The passenger plane cruises above the clouds in steady flight.
Etymology
Flyht named the act or ability of flying. Its use for a particular aerial journey first appears in connection with ballooning, linking the older general meaning to today's aircraft travel.
In context
a combat action trial began with the aircrew briefing the flight leader specified the flight path altitude and speed
More examples
- The swallows catch insects in flight.
- Direct flights to Denver leave every morning.
- A flight of geese passes over the lake.
Forms
flight · flights
fly verb — To travel or move through the air.
flightless adjective — Unable to fly despite having wings.