All flight synonyms
flight
F f noun flight
- departure β Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- shuttle β a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- arrival β When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- trip β a group of animals, as sheep, goats, or fowl; flock.
- transport β to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- departure β Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
- voyage β a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- aeronautics β Aeronautics is the science of designing and building aeroplanes.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- soaring β an act or instance of soaring.
- hop β to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- aviation β Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.
- navigation β the act or process of navigating.
- gliding β to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- powder β British Dialect. a sudden, frantic, or impulsive rush.
- lam β to beat; thrash.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- spring β String PRocessING language
- getaway β a getting away or fleeing; an escape.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- breakout β If there has been a break-out, someone has escaped from prison.
- slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- out β away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- retreating β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- fugue β Music. a polyphonic composition based upon one, two, or more themes, which are enunciated by several voices or parts in turn, subjected to contrapuntal treatment, and gradually built up into a complex form having somewhat distinct divisions or stages of development and a marked climax at the end.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- evasion β The action of evading something.
- breakaway β A breakaway group is a group of people who have separated from a larger group, for example because of a disagreement.
- exodus β A mass departure of people, esp. emigrants.
- escapement β A mechanism in a clock or watch that alternately checks and releases the train by a fixed amount and transmits a periodic impulse from the spring or weight to the balance wheel or pendulum.
- escaping β Present participle of escape.
- exit β A way out, especially of a public building, room, or passenger vehicle.
- exfiltration β (military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
- avigation β aerial navigation.
- volitation β the act or power of flying.
- journey β a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- airlift β An airlift is an operation to move people, troops, or goods by air, especially in a war or when land routes are closed.
verb flight
- bolt β A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together.
- leave holding the bag β a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- make tracks β a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- take flight β an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- run out on β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- step on it β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
adjective flight
- aeronautical β Aeronautical means involving or relating to the design and construction of aeroplanes.
- flying β making flight or passing through the air; that flies: a flying insect; an unidentified flying object.
- aircraft β An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter.
- aerospace β Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment.