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- [in flahyt]
- /ɪn flaɪt/
- /ɪn flaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in flahyt]
- /ɪn flaɪt/
Definitions of in-flight word
- adjective in-flight done, served, or shown during an air voyage: an in-flight movie. 1
- adjective in-flight taking place during a plane journey 1
- adjective in-flight In-flight services are ones that are provided on board an aeroplane. 0
- adjective in-flight provided during flight in an aircraft 0
- adjective in-flight done, occurring, shown, etc. while an aircraft is in flight 0
- adjective in-flight occurring, provided or for use during a flight. 0
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Origin of in-flight
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for In-flight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in-flight popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for in-flight
adjective in-flight
- aerial — You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
- air — Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- airborne — If an aircraft is airborne, it is in the air and flying.
- midair — any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface: to catch a ball in midair.
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