short flight

collocation in English

meaningsofshortandflight

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofshortandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshort flight

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Continuing to the chapel, you turn sharply to the left and down ashortflightof steps.
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About twothirds of the way along the tunnel you descend ashortflightof steps.
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Shortflightroutes must be withdrawn in favour of rail, leaving room for longer flights, as there are simply no alternatives to these.
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It is only a veryshortflightaway, or three days' drive in a truck.
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He began by taking ashortflightover dockland in a helicopter and, looking down from the helicopter, he said that he could not see much going on.
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Sometimes ashortflightabove the bedroom floor is another single bedroom.
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They appear to have a veryshortflightperiod.
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The door leads immediately to ashortflightof stairs that lead into the high, rectangular space of the synagogue.
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It was ashortflightthough, and control problems remained.
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Despite its fame, all that the 14-bis could achieve was ashortflighton a straight line.
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Four pilots flew ashortflightthat included a flyby the field.
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He is rendered in silhouette and appears to hold open a curtain on ashortflightof stairs, with an unclear wall or space behind.
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The initial flight often includes ashortflighton unsteady wings followed by an uncontrolled landing.
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Oneshortflightof stairs leads up to the top floor; anothershortflightof stairs leads down.
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Both platforms have another fare control area at their north ends that require going up ashortflightof stairs to reach.
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After release by the thrower, three spring-out canvas fins stabilized it during itsshortflight.
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It has ashortflightrange (less than 200 m), so breeding sites are likely to be close to where this mosquito is found.
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He later included it in his list of games to play on ashortflightdue to its quick levels and auto-save feature.
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With the prey held in this way the male begins ashortflightthrough the vegetation.
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