Phrase guide

direct flight

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A flight in which the passenger makes intermediate stops but does not change aircraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A flight where the bird's altitude does not change significantly with each wingbeat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: flight

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: birbaşa uçuş — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Azerbaijani: birbaşa reys — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直飛航班 /直飞航班 (zhífēi hángbān) — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Chinese Mandarin: 直飛 /直飞 (zhífēi) — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Dutch: directe vlucht — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Finnish: suora lento — a flight without changing aircraft
  • French: vol direct — a flight without changing aircraft
  • German: Direktflug — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Hungarian: közvetlen járat — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Indonesian: penerbangan langsung — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Japanese: 直行便 (chokkōbin) — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Russian: прямо́й рейс (prjamój rejs) — a flight without changing aircraft
  • Swedish: direktflyg — a flight without changing aircraft