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flight

გამოთქმა: /flʌɪt/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] the action or process of flying through the air:an eagle in flight the history of space flight
  • [count noun] an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, especially a timetabled journey made by an airline:a return flight from Gatwick to Berlin
  • the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air: the golfer’s swing is obviously critical to the ball’s flight
  • [as modifier] relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances:short, light flight arrows
  • 2a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating:flights of whooper swans
  • a group of aircraft operating together, especially an RAF or USAF unit of about six aircraft:he dispatched the Hurricanes in three flights
  • 3 [mass noun] the action of fleeing:the enemy were now in flight [in singular]:a headlong flight from reality
  • the selling of currency or shares by many investors:an anti-inflationary move aimed at stemming the flight of capital
  • literary the swift passage of time:the never-ending flight of future days
  • 4a series of steps between floors or levels:I climbed the three flights of stairs which led to his office
  • a series of hurdles across a racetrack.
  • a sequence of locks by which a canal ascends an incline.
  • 5an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process:his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy
  • 6the tail of a dart.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1British (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace:he flighted a free kick into the box
  • 2provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes:shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers
  • 3shoot (wildfowl) in flight: (as noun flighting)duck and geese flighting

in full flight

escaping as fast as possible: soon the infantry were in full flight
having gained momentum in a run or activity:Yorke was brought down in full flight

put someone/thing to flight

cause someone or something to flee: the hussars would have been put to flight

take flight

  • 1take off and fly: the ducks took flight
  • 2 (also take to flight) flee:many Huguenots took flight from France

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