Flight
Meaning
The action or process of flying through the air.
Pronunciation
UK flaɪt
US flaɪt
Example Sentences
- The flight of the shuttlecock gives the sport its distinctive nature.
- If a cat falls from a greater height, it has more time to correct its position mid-flight and prepare itself more for the landing.
- A [TGI] Friday's promotion "mobile mistletoe" used a drone to fly mistletoe around the restaurant and during one faithful flight accidentally cut off the tip of a diner's nose.
- A sign shows your flight number and time.
- It shows your seat and your flight time.
- A twelve-hour flight is less a journey than an endurance event, and the passengers who arrive intact are the ones who prepared for it.
- Sleep is the real prize, and it responds to ritual: an eye mask, noise-cancelling headphones, and a firm refusal to check the flight map every twenty minutes.
- Do it well, and the flight becomes merely the dull hyphen between one life and the next adventure.
Learn Flight in Context
A Day at the AirportThe airport is a very busy place. Thousands of people come and go every day. You arrive at the airport with your bag. You go to the check-in desk first. A friendly worker takes your big bag. She gives...Read story 
My Passport and My TicketDo you want to travel to a new country? You need two things: a passport and a ticket. A passport is a small book. It shows your name and your photo. You [cannot] enter a new country without it. A tick...Read story
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