flight of stairs
1Flight of stairs — Stair Stair (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger, from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See {Sty} to ascend.] 1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; commonly applied to those within a building …
2flight of stairs — noun a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑flight, ↑flight of steps • Hypernyms: ↑stairway, ↑staircase …
3flight of stairs — n. stairway, set of steps, flight of steps …
4flight — W2S3 [flaıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(travel)¦ 2¦(flying)¦ 3¦(movement through air)¦ 4¦(stairs)¦ 5¦(escape)¦ 6 flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy 7¦(birds)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: flyht] 1.) …
5flight — [ flaıt ] noun *** ▸ 1 moving through air ▸ 2 trip through air/space ▸ 3 (bird) movement in air ▸ 4 an attempt to escape ▸ 5 set of stairs ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the… …
6flight — noun 1 trip by air; plane making a flight ADJECTIVE ▪ round trip (AmE) ▪ The first prize is a round trip flight to Rio. ▪ inbound, return ▪ The return flight was held up by six hours …
7flight — /flaIt/ noun 1 TRAVEL (C) a journey in a plane or space vehicle: It s an hour s flight to Paris from here. 2 PLANE (C) a plane making a particular journey: TWA Flight 284 | call a flight (=tell people the plane is ready to leave): I ve got to run …
8flight — [[t]fla͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ flights 1) N COUNT A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane. The flight will take four hours. 2) N COUNT: also N num You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular …
9stairs — noun a flight of stairs or a flight of steps (Freq. 15) • Syn: ↑steps • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑stairway, ↑staircase …
10flight */*/*/ — UK [flaɪt] / US noun Word forms flight : singular flight plural flights 1) a) [countable] a journey through air or space in a vehicle such as a plane My flight has been delayed. flight to/from: The flight from New York to Heathrow took about 8… …
