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flight

[flahyt] / flaɪt /
NOUN
flying; journey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrival departure shuttle transport trip
STRONG
aeronautics aviation gliding hop jump mounting navigation soaring voyage winging
WEAK
aerial navigation avigation takeoff volitation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
WEAK
standing staying waiting
NOUN
fleeing; departure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exodus
STRONG
break breakout escape escapement escaping exit fugue getaway lam out powder retreat retreating
WEAK
exfiltration getaway car running away
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival coming
WEAK
standing staying waiting

Example Sentences

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He then boarded a flight from the Indonesian capital to Schiphol, which landed shortly after 10:30 BST.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Noémie Halioua, a French freelance journalist, packed light for her flight from Tel Aviv to Paris on March 20, wearing loosefitting pants and sneakers just in case she had to run for cover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Steven Lyons was escorted onto a flight in Jakarta on Tuesday by officers from Spain's Guardia Civil.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Neither the flight crew nor the captain acknowledged the missile threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But somehow, between the flight arriving from Saint Louis and the one leaving for Chicago, the Post-it had vanished.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix