return flight

(UK) /rɪˈtɜːn flaɪt/

Definition

Definition of return flight - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

travelflight taking passengers back to the place they started from

Our return flight to New York departs at eight in the evening.
We missed our return flight and had to stay an extra night in Berlin.
The travel agent rebooked his return flight for the following Tuesday morning.

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Expressions with return

return empty-handed

come back without obtaining an item

She searched for the book but returned empty-handed.

by return

adv.

immediately after receiving something

Please send the documents by return.

return the favour

do something nice for someone who helped you

She helped me last week, so I will return the favour.

return to sender

send back to the original sender

The package was damaged, so I had to return to sender.

return to earth

become more realistic or grounded

After the meeting, he had to return to earth.

return to form

comeback to previous success or quality

The team's return to form surprised everyone this season.

Expressions with flight

take flight

to begin to fly

The birds take flight at the first sign of danger..

flight risk

person likely to run away before trial or while detained

Police labeled him a flight risk and denied release.

red-eye flight

flight that departs late at night

I took a red-eye flight to New York and arrived early in the morning.

maiden flight

first flight of a new type of vehicle

The solar-powered drone's maiden flight was a success.

flight of fancy

sudden or impulsive idea

She had a flight of fancy and decided to paint her room purple.

in full flight

adv.

running away as fast as possible

The thief was caught in full flight by the police.

flight from reality

avoidance of real world through imagination

Her stories were a flight from reality.

put to flight

defeat an enemy causing them to retreat

The army put the invaders to flight.

white flight

departure of white residents from diversifying areas

The neighborhood experienced white flight in the 1970s.

connecting flight

flight requiring a change of planes

I missed my connecting flight in Paris.

Terms with return flight included in their meaning

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point of no return

aviation

point in a flight where return is impossible

RTF

acr.

acr: return to flight

resuming flying after a break

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French:vol retour, ...
German:Rückflug, ...
Italian:volo di ritorno, ...
Spanish:vuelo de regreso, ...
Portuguese:voo de regresso, ...
Chinese:返程航班, ...
Japanese:復路便, ...
Arabic:رِحْلَة الْعَوْدَة, ...
Hebrew:טִיסַת חֲזָרָה, ...
Russian:обратный рейс, ...
Ukrainian:зворотний рейс, ...
Hindi:वापसी उड़ान, ...
Bengali:ফেরত ফ্লাইট, ...
Catalan:vol de tornada, ...
Czech:zpáteční let, ...
Danish:returflyvning, ...
Dutch:retourvlucht, ...
Greek:πτήση επιστροφής, ...
Hungarian:visszaút, ...
Khmer:ជើងហោះហើរត្រឡប់, ...
Korean:귀국편, ...
Persian:پرواز برگشت, ...
Polish:lot powrotny, ...
Portuguese (BR):voo de volta, ...
Romanian:zbor de întoarcere, ...
Swedish:returflyg, ...
Thai:เที่ยวบินขากลับ, ...
Turkish:dönüş uçuşu, ...
Vietnamese:chuyến bay khứ hồi, ...

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