flight

A2 Topic:Travel

US /flaɪt/ UK /ˈflaɪ̯t/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like fright /l/ vs /r/

Freq #1306

Meanings

1

noun
A journey made by plane.

The flight to Paris leaves at seven o'clock tonight.
2

noun
The act of flying through the air.

Most birds are capable of flight.
3

noun
A set of stairs between two floors or landings.

She climbed a flight of stairs to reach the office.

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Forms flights

Derived forms aflightautoflightco-flightfight-or-flightflight-shotflight-specificflightcaseflightcraftflightfulflightinessflightlessflightling

Related forms fly

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight From Middle English flight, from Old English flyht (“flight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), derived from *fleuganą (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”), enlargement of *plew- (“flow”). Analyzable as fly + -t (variant of -th). Cognate with West Frisian flecht (“flight”), Dutch vluch…

flight Middle English flyht Old English *fluhti Proto-West Germanic *plewk- Proto-Indo-European

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# flight

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /flaɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈflaɪ̯t/
**Frequency rank:** 1306

## Meanings
1. A journey made by plane.
2. The act of flying through the air.
3. A set of stairs between two floors or landings.

## Examples
- The flight to Paris leaves at seven o'clock tonight.
- Most birds are capable of flight.
- She climbed a flight of stairs to reach the office.

## Derived Forms
- aflight
- autoflight
- co-flight
- fight-or-flight
- flight-shot
- flight-specific
- flightcase
- flightcraft
- flightful
- flightiness
- flightless
- flightling

## Related Forms
- fly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flight
- Root: flyht
- Root: *fluhti
- Root: *plewk-

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight From Middle English flight, from Old English flyht (“flight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), derived from *fleuganą (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”), enlargement of *plew- (“flow”). Analyzable as fly + -t (variant of -th). Cognate with West Frisian flecht (“flight”), Dutch vluch…

## AI Etymology
Flight comes from Middle English flight, from Old English flyht (“flight”), from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), derived from *fleuganą (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (“to fly”), enlargement of *plew- (“flow”). Analyzable as fly + -t (variant of -th). In current use, the main senses are “A journey made by plane” and “The act of flying through the air”.

## Topics
- Travel

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