| flight attendant |
an airline employee who tends to the needs of passengers during a flight; steward or stewardess. |
| flight bag |
a small, lightweight, flexible piece of luggage with a zipper in the top. |
| flight control |
the guidance and direction given to an aircraft by radio from a ground facility. |
| flight crew |
the crew of an aircraft. |
| flight deck |
the top surface of an aircraft carrier, used as a runway. [2 definitions] |
| flight engineer |
the member of a flight crew who handles the mechanical aspects of a flight. |
| flight feather |
any of the larger, stronger feathers in the wing or tail of a bird that are crucial for its flight. |
| flightless |
unable to fly, as ostriches and certain other birds. |
| flight strip |
an emergency or makeshift runway; airstrip. |
| flight surgeon |
a military doctor trained in aviation medicine. |
| flight-test |
to fly (an aircraft or rocket) or launch (a missile) for testing purposes. |
| flighty |
lacking stability, or serious purpose or interest; irresponsible; frivolous. [2 definitions] |
| flimflam |
(informal) a bit of nonsense; foolery. [3 definitions] |
| flimsy |
not solid or substantial; fragile; weak. [3 definitions] |
| flinch |
to draw away suddenly, as in pain or fear; wince. [3 definitions] |
| flinders |
chips, splinters, or fragments. |
| fling |
to throw violently or forcefully; hurl. [8 definitions] |
| flint |
a very hard form of quartz that gives off sparks when it is struck by steel. [3 definitions] |
| flint glass |
a bright fusible optical glass that contains lead oxide and is used for lenses and crystal. |
| flintlock |
an obsolete gun mechanism in which a flint strikes steel, making a spark that ignites the priming powder. [2 definitions] |
| flinty |
made of or containing flint. [2 definitions] |