as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Air Canada, for example, has been rolling out AI decision tools to help manage flight schedules and operations alongside its staff.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Lithuania on Wednesday accused Russia of being behind the detonations of parcels carried by DHL and DPD in Europe in 2024 as part of a test run for to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
But passengers on one recent French flight got a tour of the airspace around Corsica because the air traffic controller on duty had fallen asleep.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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Without a tail elevator, the robot lost control authority during faster flight, a challenge the team plans to address in future iterations.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Air Canada, for example, has been rolling out AI decision tools to help manage flight schedules and operations alongside its staff.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Lithuania on Wednesday accused Russia of being behind the detonations of parcels carried by DHL and DPD in Europe in 2024 as part of a test run for to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
But passengers on one recent French flight got a tour of the airspace around Corsica because the air traffic controller on duty had fallen asleep.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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