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flight
verbs
book a flight
(= reserve a seat on a particular plane )
• I booked the flight over the Internet.
get a flight
(= book it )
• I’ll be there tomorrow morning if I can get a flight.
catch a flight
(= be in time to get on a plane )
• They caught a flight that night to Frankfurt.
board a flight
(= get on a flight )
• We arrived at the departure lounge to board the flight to Madrid.
miss a flight
(= arrive too late for a flight )
• Jack overslept and missed his flight.
charter a flight
(= pay a company for the use of their aircraft )
• The club have chartered a special flight for fans.
operate flights
(= make flights available for people to use )
• The airline operates three flights a day between London and New York.
get on/off a flight
• She’d just got off a flight from Buenos Aires.
travel on a flight
• Passengers travelling on flight BMI 373 to Zurich should proceed to gate 17.
a flight is cancelled
(= a flight that was due to go somewhere does not go )
• All flights have been cancelled due to fog.
a flight is delayed
(= it is late leaving )
• Her flight was delayed and she arrived over an hour late.
a flight is diverted
(= it is made to change direction and land at a different airport )
• Our flight was diverted to Manchester because of poor weather.
a flight is bound for London/New York etc
(= it is going there )
• Johnson boarded a flight bound for Caracas.
adjectives
good/pleasant/comfortable
• Have a good flight!
smooth
(= with no problems or sudden movements )
• The flight had been smooth all the way.
bumpy
(= uncomfortable because the plane moved up and down a lot )
• The flight was very bumpy, and we really wondered whether we would make it.
long/short
• I was very tired after the long flight.
cheap flights
• Environmental groups are calling for an end to cheap flights.
a direct/non-stop flight
(= a flight going straight from one place to another without stopping )
• the first direct flight to Tokyo
an international flight
(= a flight between one country and another )
• The number of international flights increased by over 5% last year.
a domestic/internal flight
(= a flight within a country )
• Is there a domestic flight between Havana and Varadero?
a long-haul flight
(= travelling a long distance )
• You should wear comfortable clothes on a long-haul flight.
a scheduled flight
(= a plane service that flies at the same time every day or every week )
• There are scheduled flights between the islands.
a charter flight
(= a plane service that is arranged for a particular group or purpose )
• The company is operating charter flights to Crete.
a connecting flight
(= a flight that arrives before another one leaves )
• We had to wait for three hours in New York before catching a connecting flight to Chicago.
an intercontinental flight
(= a flight that goes from one continent to another, for example from Europe to Asia )
• Passengers on intercontinental flights can reserve seats with extra legroom.
a routine flight
(= a normal flight )
• They were on a routine flight when their helicopter developed engine trouble
an airline flight
• domestic airline flights
a test flight
(= a flight to test a new plane )
• The aircraft made a successful test flight on June 3rd.
a maiden flight
(= the first flight of an aircraft )
• The plane’s maiden flight is scheduled for November.
flight + NOUN
the flight time
(= how long it takes to fly somewhere )
• Our estimated flight time is three hours and fifteen minutes.
the flight path
(= the route taken by an aircraft )
• They lived directly underneath a busy flight path.
the flight number
• Write the flight number on all your luggage labels.
a flight plan
(= the planned route of an aircraft )
• For some reason the pilot diverged from the flight plan.
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by plane/boat/car/bicycle etc
flight
a journey by air:
• You should check in at the airport two hours before your flight.
voyage
a long journey over the sea:
• MacArthur’s epic round-the-world voyage
crossing
a short journey by boat from one piece of land to another:
• A 30-minute ferry crossing takes you to the island.
cruise
a journey by boat for pleasure:
• a Mediterranean cruise • a cruise down the Nile
drive
a journey in a car, often for pleasure:
• The drive through the mountains was absolutely beautiful.
ride
a short journey in a car, or on a bicycle or horse:
• It’s a twenty-minute taxi ride to the station. • a bike ride
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noun journey by air; plane making journey ADJ. return The first prize is a return flight to Delhi. The outbound flight was smooth but the return flight was held up by six hours. | outbound | connecting | shuttle | regular, scheduled | charter | commercial | direct, non-stop | special | delayed | domestic, internal, local | long, long-distance, long-haul | intercontinental, international, transatlantic | first I got to the airport early to be ready for the first flight out. | last She flew into London on the last flight from Frankfurt. | first, maiden The Wright Brothers made their first flight in the Kitty Hawk in 1903. | final, last This will be the last flight of the vintage aircraft before it is installed in the museum. | early | evening, morning, night | bumpy The bumpy flight brought on a bout of airsickness. | smooth | pleasure | mercy, relief | military | reconnaissance, surveillance | routine | training a routine air-force training flight | solo | air, space | airline, (hot-air) balloon, helicopter | cargo, passenger | cheap VERB + FLIGHT catch, take, travel on They caught an early flight back to London. | miss | have Did you have a good flight? | make The aeroplane made its maiden flight in 1976. | be booked on/onto, be on I'm on the first flight to Milan in the morning. | book (sb), book sb/yourself on/onto, get He asked her to book him on the next available flight to Geneva. We managed to get a non-stop flight to New York. | charter The club has chartered a special flight from Manchester to Bologna for their fans. | confirm | cancel, suspend The UN has suspended relief flights because of shelling around the airport. | change | board | operate The airline operates regular flights to Greece. | delay, hold up | divert The flight was diverted to Gatwick because of a bomb scare. | blow up She was accused of planting the bomb that blew up flight 217. FLIGHT + VERB be bound for sth a flight bound for Antigua | leave, take off | arrive | land | be full I'm afraid I can't book you onto that flight?it's full. FLIGHT + NOUN number We need your time of arrival and flight number. | time The flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours. | delay Your travel insurance compensates you for flight delays. | attendant, crew | commander, engineer (both military) | instruments | recorder The flight recorder should help to establish why the plane suddenly crashed. | simulator | path They have persuaded the authorities to divert the flight path of the military jets away from their village. PREP. aboard/on/on board a/the ~ passengers aboard a flight bound for Johannesburg | during a/the ~ Please refrain from smoking during the flight. | ~ for She took a flight for Los Angeles. | ~ from, ~ out of They waited for the first flight out of Lisbon. | ~ to a flight from S action of flying ADJ. sustained | steady | normal | forward | soaring | low-level | horizontal, level | vertical | circular, curving | high-speed, supersonic VERB + FLIGHT be capable of Barn owls are capable of flight at 56 days. | achieve Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to achieve sustained flight. | take They watched the young eagles take flight. PREP. during ~ The wings vibrate during flight. | in ~ a flock of geese in flight PHRASES the line of flight Don't get into the line of flight of the bees?you'd be sure to get stung. number of stairs/steps ADJ. long | short | steep | shallow | broad | narrow | double The villa is fronted by a double flight of stairs. VERB + FLIGHT climb (up), go/run/walk up | descend, go/run/walk down | fall down FLIGHT + VERB lead … a flight of steps leading to the foyer | go down/up sth A flight of steps goes up the left-hand side of the room. PREP. down/up a/the ~ The office is just round that corner and up a short flight of stairs. PHRASES (at the bottom/top of) a flight of stairs/steps running away ADJ. headlong, panicked VERB + FLIGHT put (sb/sth) to (literary) The army was defeated and the king put to flight. | take As soon as they detected the cheetah the antelope took flight. PREP. in ~ Left-wing opposition leaders, in flight from persecution, went across the border. | ~ from a headlong flight from danger | ~ into a flight into the unknown | ~ to The story tells of his flight from East to West Berlin.
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