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Noun
S:
(n)
glide
,
gliding
,
sailplaning
,
soaring
,
sailing
(the activity of flying a glider)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
hang gliding
(gliding in a hang glider)
S:
(n)
parasailing
,
paragliding
(gliding in a parasail)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
flight
,
flying
(an instance of traveling by air)
"flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
S:
(n)
acrobatics
,
aerobatics
,
stunting
,
stunt flying
(the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft)
S:
(n)
blind flying
,
blind landing
(using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.)
S:
(n)
ballooning
(flying in a balloon)
S:
(n)
flyover
,
fly-by
,
flypast
(a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
S:
(n)
glide
,
gliding
,
sailplaning
,
soaring
,
sailing
(the activity of flying a glider)
S:
(n)
maiden flight
(the first flight of its kind)
"the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989"
S:
(n)
overflight
(a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory))
S:
(n)
pass
(a flight or run by an aircraft over a target)
"the plane turned to make a second pass"
S:
(n)
solo
(a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied)
S:
(n)
sortie
((military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation))
S:
(n)
terrain flight
,
low level flight
(flight at very low altitudes)
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
sailplane
,
soar
(fly a plane without an engine)