powered flight
US (alt): /ˈpaʊɚd flaɪt/
Definition

Definition of powered flight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

aviationTECH.movement through air or space using engines or another onboard power sourceTECH.
  • The rocket achieved powered flight for several minutes before its engines shut down.
  • Powered flight revolutionized warfare in the early twentieth century.
  • Engineers simulated powered flight conditions inside the wind tunnel.
excessive extreme immoderate
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Expressions with powered

powered byadj.
operated or driven by a specified energy source
The car is powered by electricity.
high-poweredadj.
very powerful and efficient
The high-powered engine improved the car's performance.
medium-poweredadj.
having a moderate amount of strength or energy
We bought a medium-powered vacuum cleaner.
solar-poweredadj.
using sunlight as a source of energy
The solar-powered calculator never needs batteries.
gas-poweredadj.
operated using gasoline as fuel
The gas-powered car is more common than electric ones.
nuclear-poweredadj.
using energy from nuclear reactions to work
The nuclear-powered submarine can stay underwater for months.

Expressions with flight

take flightv.
to begin to fly
The birds take flight at the first sign of danger..
flight riskn.
person likely to run away before trial or while detained
Police labeled him a flight risk and denied release.
red-eye flightn.
flight that departs late at night
I took a red-eye flight to New York and arrived early in the morning.
maiden flightn.
first flight of a new type of vehicle
The solar-powered drone's maiden flight was a success.
flight of fancyn.
sudden or impulsive idea
She had a flight of fancy and decided to paint her room purple.
in full flightadv.
running away as fast as possible
The thief was caught in full flight by the police.
flight from realityn.
avoidance of real world through imagination
Her stories were a flight from reality.
put to flightv.
defeat an enemy causing them to retreat
The army put the invaders to flight.
white flightn.
departure of white residents from diversifying areas
The neighborhood experienced white flight in the 1970s.
connecting flightn.
flight requiring a change of planes
I missed my connecting flight in Paris.

Terms related to powered flight

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Terms with powered flight included in their meaning

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jet aircraftn.
powered flight
airplane powered by jet engines
motor glidern.
aircraft
glider with an auxiliary engine for powered flight

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  1. French:vol motorisé, ...
  2. German:Motorflug, ...
  3. Italian:volo a motore, ...
  4. Spanish:vuelo propulsado, ...
  5. Portuguese:voo propulsionado, ...
  6. Chinese:动力飞行, ...
  7. Japanese:動力飛行, ...
  8. Arabic:طَيَرَان مُحَرَّك, ...
  9. Hebrew:טִיסָה מְמוּנַעַת, ...
  10. Russian:моторный полёт, ...
  11. Ukrainian:моторний політ, ...
  12. Hindi:शक्तिचालित उड़ान, ...

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