inflight
inflight — adjective
- inflightpositive
- more inflightcomparative
- most inflightsuperlative
1. relating to the services, meals, entertainment, or other things that are offered
relating to the services, meals, entertainment, or other things that are offered to passengers inside an aeroplane while it is travelling to its destination.
The inflight entertainment system offered over two hundred movies to choose from.
inflight entertainment — most common collocation
Vikram ordered the vegetarian inflight meal when he booked his ticket to Osaka.
Sofie was disappointed that the inflight magazine had no crossword puzzles.
Putri asked the flight attendant for the inflight duty-free catalogue.
The airline's new inflight Wi-Fi lets passengers stream videos on their own devices.
- pre-flight
describes things that happen before a plane takes off
文法句型
inflight + noun
用法筆記
Always placed directly before a noun — you can say 'inflight entertainment' but not 'the entertainment was inflight' (see sense 2 for the predicative use).
常見錯誤
2. in the air between takeoff and landing, used to describe the state or position o
in the air between takeoff and landing, used to describe the state or position of an aircraft during a journey.
The Boeing 777 remained inflight for sixteen hours on the route from Singapore to New York.
remain + inflight + duration
Kenji checked the flight map to see how long they had been inflight.
Alessia was already inflight when she realised her charger was still at the gate.
The cargo stayed securely strapped inflight throughout the storm.
Airline pilots train for emergencies that happen inflight.
- airborne
more technical; standard in aviation and military communication
- on the ground
describes the aircraft when it is not flying
文法句型
be + inflight
remain + inflight
用法筆記
This sense follows a linking verb (be inflight, remain inflight, stay inflight) and describes the aircraft's state. It does not go before a noun — for that position, see sense 1.