ADJ

return
The first prize is a return flight to Delhi. The outbound flight was smooth but the return flight was held up by six hours
outbound
connecting
shuttle
regular, scheduled
charter
commercial
direct, non-stop
special
delayed
domestic, internal, local
long, long-distance, long-haul
intercontinental, international, transatlantic
first
I got to the airport early to be ready for the first flight out
last
She flew into London on the last flight from Frankfurt
first, maiden
The Wright Brothers made their first flight in the Kitty Hawk in 1903
final, last
This will be the last flight of the vintage aircraft before it is installed in the museum
early
evening, morning, night
bumpy
The bumpy flight brought on a bout of airsickness
smooth
pleasure
mercy, relief
military
reconnaissance, surveillance
routine
training
a routine air-force training flight
solo
air, space
airline, (hot-air) balloon, helicopter
cargo, passenger
cheap

VERB + FLIGHT

catch, take, travel on
They caught an early flight back to London
miss
have
Did you have a good flight?
make
The aeroplane made its maiden flight in 1976
be booked on/onto, be on
I'm on the first flight to Milan in the morning
book (sb), book sb/yourself on/onto, get
He asked her to book him on the next available flight to Geneva. We managed to get a non-stop flight to New York
charter
The club has chartered a special flight from Manchester to Bologna for their fans
confirm
cancel, suspend
The UN has suspended relief flights because of shelling around the airport
change
board
operate
The airline operates regular flights to Greece
delay, hold up
divert
The flight was diverted to Gatwick because of a bomb scare
blow up
She was accused of planting the bomb that blew up flight 217

FLIGHT + VERB

be bound for sth
a flight bound for Antigua
leave, take off
arrive
land
be full
I'm afraid I can't book you onto that flight?it's full

FLIGHT + NOUN

number
We need your time of arrival and flight number
time
The flight time from Heathrow to Marseilles is less than two hours
delay
Your travel insurance compensates you for flight delays
attendant, crew
commander, engineer (both military)
instruments
recorder
The flight recorder should help to establish why the plane suddenly crashed
simulator
path
They have persuaded the authorities to divert the flight path of the military jets away from their village

PREP

aboard/on/on board a/the ~
passengers aboard a flight bound for Johannesburg
during a/the ~
Please refrain from smoking during the flight
~ for
She took a flight for Los Angeles
~ from, ~ out of
They waited for the first flight out of Lisbon
~ to
a flight from S

ADJ

sustained
steady
normal
forward
soaring
low-level
horizontal, level
vertical
circular, curving
high-speed, supersonic

VERB + FLIGHT

be capable of
Barn owls are capable of flight at 56 days
achieve
Bats are the only mammals to have wings and to achieve sustained flight
take
They watched the young eagles take flight

PREP

during ~
The wings vibrate during flight
in ~
a flock of geese in flight

PHRASES

the line of flight
Don't get into the line of flight of the bees?you'd be sure to get stung

ADJ

long
short
steep
shallow
broad
narrow
double
The villa is fronted by a double flight of stairs

VERB + FLIGHT

climb (up), go/run/walk up
descend, go/run/walk down
fall down

FLIGHT + VERB

lead …
a flight of steps leading to the foyer
go down/up sth
A flight of steps goes up the left-hand side of the room

PREP

down/up a/the ~
The office is just round that corner and up a short flight of stairs

PHRASES

(at the bottom/top of) a flight of stairs/steps

ADJ

headlong, panicked

VERB + FLIGHT

put (sb/sth) to (literary)
The army was defeated and the king put to flight
take
As soon as they detected the cheetah the antelope took flight

PREP

in ~
Left-wing opposition leaders, in flight from persecution, went across the border
~ from
a headlong flight from danger
~ into
a flight into the unknown
~ to
The story tells of his flight from East to West Berlin