(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane.
The ~ will take four hours.
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2.
You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular ~.
I’ll try to get on the ~ down to Karachi tonight...
BA ~ 286 was two hours late.
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3.
Flight is the action of flying, or the ability to fly.
These hawks are magnificent in ~, soaring and circling for long periods...
Supersonic ~ could become a routine form of travel in the 21st century.
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4.
A ~ of birds is a group of them flying together.
A ~ of green parrots shot out of the cedar forest.
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5.
Flight is the act of running away from a dangerous or unpleasant situation or place.
The family was often in ~, hiding out in friends’ houses.
...her hurried ~ from the palace in a cart.
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6.
A ~ of steps or stairs is a set of steps or stairs that lead from one level to another without changing direction.
We walked in silence up a ~ of stairs and down a long corridor.
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7.
If someone takes ~, they run away from an unpleasant situation or place.
He was told of the raid and decided to take ~ immediately.
= flee
PHRASE: V inflects