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flight1 [flaɪt] N

1. flight sing:

flight (action)
flight (single instance) of a ball, bird, plane
Flug m <-(e)s, Flü̱·ge>
to take flight
in flight

2. flight:

flight (extent)
Flug m <-(e)s, Flü̱·ge>
flight (distance)
Flugstrecke f <-, -n>

3. flight (journey):

flight
Flug m <-(e)s, Flü̱·ge>
long-distance flight
Langstreckenflug m <-(e)s, -flüge>
space flight
Weltraumflug m <-(e)s, -flüge>

4. flight + sing/pl vb (group):

flight of birds
Schwarm m <-(e)s, Schwạ̈r·me>
flight of birds
Schar f <-, -en> form
flight of migrating birds
flight of aircraft
flight of insects
Schwarm m <-(e)s, Schwạ̈r·me>
to be in the first [or top]flight fig

5. flight (series):

6. flight also hum (whim):

flight
Höhenflug m <-(e)s, -flüge>
a flight of fancy (crazy idea)
eine Schnapsidee inf a. hum

7. flight SPORTS:

flight in darts

flight2 [flaɪt] N

flight
Flucht f <-, -en>
flight of investment
Kapitalflucht f <-> kein pl
flight of funds
Kapitalflucht f <-> kein pl
to put sb to flight
to take [to] flight dated

ˈchar·ter flight N

charter flight

ˈdis·count flight N

discount flight
Billigflug m <-(e)s, -flüge>

do·ˈmes·tic flight N

domestic flight
Inlandflug m <-(e)s, -flüge> CH

ˈflight at·tend·ant N

flight attendant
Flugbegleiter(in) m (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
flight attendant
Steward(Stewardess) m (f) <-s, -s> dated

ˈflight bag N

flight bag

ˈflight con·trol N

flight control (external)
Flugsicherung f <-, -en>

ˈflight con·trol·ler N

flight controller
Fluglotse(-lotsin) m (f) <-n, -n; -, -nen>

ˈflight deck N

1. flight deck (on carrier):

flight deck
Flugdeck nt <-(e)s, -s>

2. flight deck (compartment):

flight deck
Cockpit nt <-s, -s>
flight deck
Kanzel f <-, -n>

ˈflight en·gi·neer N

flight engineer
Flug[zeug]ingenieur(in) m (f)

ˈflight feath·er N

flight feather
Schwungfeder f <-, -n>

ˈflight lieu·ten·ant N Brit