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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
flight
/flaɪt/
noun1 of 2
act of flying
- “Hopefully you can rest and relax on the flight home.”Tatoeba
- “There is a canceled seat available on the next flight.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
(of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)