American Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to the United States of America or its inhabitants: an American citizen. | | 2. | of or pertaining to North or South America; of the Western Hemisphere: the American continents. | | 3. | of or pertaining to the aboriginal Indians of North and South America, usually excluding the Eskimos, regarded as being of Asian ancestry and marked generally by reddish to brownish skin, black hair, dark eyes, and prominent cheekbones. | –noun | 4. | a citizen of the United States of America. | | 5. | a native or inhabitant of the Western Hemisphere. | | 6. | an Indian of North or South America. | | 8. | a steam locomotive having a four-wheeled front truck, four driving wheels, and no rear truck. | |
From Dictionary Airline Definition–adjective | straight; direct; traveling a direct route: Some railroads advertise air-line routes between stations. | |
From Dictionary Flight Definition–noun | 1. | the act, manner, or power of flying. | | 2. | the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. | | 3. | a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. | | 4. | a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. | | 5. | a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. | | 6. | the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft. | | 7. | the act, principles, or technique of flying an airplane: flight training. | | 8. | a journey into or through outer space: a rocket flight. | | 9. | swift movement, transition, or progression: the flight of time. | | 10. | a soaring above or transcending ordinary bounds: a flight of fancy. | | 11. | a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next. | | 12. | Archery. | b. | the distance such an arrow travels when shot. | | –verb (used without object) | 13. | (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks. | |
From Dictionary Schedule Definition–noun | 1. | a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, esp. with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage. | | 2. | a series of things to be done or of events to
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occur at or during a particular time or period: He always has a full schedule. | | 4. | a written or printed statement of details, often in classified or tabular form, esp. one forming an appendix or explanatory addition to another document. | | 5. | Obsolete. a written paper. | –verb (used with object) | 6. | to make a schedule of or enter in a schedule. | | 7. | to plan for a certain date: to schedule publication for June. | |
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