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flight

/flaɪt/
Meanings
  • Noun

    The act of traveling in an aircraft; a journey by air.

    - "He took a flight to New York."
    - "The plane was delayed due to bad weather, causing many flights to be cancelled."
  • Noun

    A journey or escape that is made suddenly and quickly, often to avoid danger or difficulty.

    - "He made a flight from the city during the riots."
    - "The bird took flight when startled."
Pronunciation
  1. /flaɪt/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with flight
fight , light , height , bite , right
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Flight (en) : The act of traveling in an aircraft or a journey by air.

  2. Flight (en) : A group of birds flying together.

  3. Flight (en) : The act of fleeing or escaping.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Flight (en) : The act of traveling in an aircraft or a journey by air.

  2. Flight (en) : A group of birds flying together.

  3. Flight (en) : The act of fleeing or escaping.

Variants
List of all variants of flight that leads to same result
flight , flightless , flights , flighted , flighting , flight attendant , flight attendants , flight bag , flight bags , flight deck , flight decks , flight engineer , flight engineers , flight feather , flight feathers , flight lieutenant , flight lieutenants , flight line , flight lines
Forms
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flies, flew, flew, flying

Etymology
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Old English fligian; related to fliegan to fly, fleoge a bird.

Trivia
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  1. The Wright Brothers made the first powered flight on December 17, 1903.

  2. The fastest commercial airplane in the world is the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, which can reach speeds of up to 575 miles per hour.

  3. The longest non-stop commercial flight is from New York to Singapore, which takes about 18 hours.

  4. Birds flap their wings about 43 times per second when flying at cruising speed.

  5. The word 'flight' comes from the Old English word 'fligian', which means 'to fly'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Air travel: The transportation of people and goods by air using aircraft.

  2. Bird flight: The natural ability of birds to fly, which has inspired human attempts at flight.

  3. Space flight: The travel of a spacecraft beyond Earth's atmosphere and into outer space.

Culture
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Flight has been a significant concept throughout history, from the first recorded attempts at human flight to the modern era of commercial air travel. It has been a symbol of freedom and adventure, as well as a means of transportation and communication. In literature, flight is a common metaphor for escape, transformation, or ascension. In art, it is often depicted as a symbol of grace and beauty.

How to Memorize "flight"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a plane taking off and soaring through the sky.
    - Visualize a bird spreading its wings and flying gracefully.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'flight' with the image of a plane in the sky.
    - Link the word 'flight' with the sensation of soaring through the air.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Fly High' to remember the meaning of 'flight' as 'F' for flight, 'L' for journey, 'Y' for journey by, 'H' for air, and 'I' and 'H' for in the sky.

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