adj
Meaning 1
Occurring in the middle portion of a flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- We had a midflight meal.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
midflight
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 D F L AY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Occurring in the middle portion of a flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- The airplane slats extended midflight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A point in time during flight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- You can't eject a troublemaker from a plane in midflight!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-West Germanic *-þi Proto-West Germanic *fluhti Old English flyht Middle English flight English flight English midflight From mid- + flight.