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fini flight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables
fini flight
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The final pilot-in-command, pilot-flying flight of a pilot during a stage of life, such as on a particular aircraft, aircraft type, airline, professional life, military life, career at a company, assignment in a unit, as an active duty pilot, etc. Typically a celebratory flight, with congratulatory accoutrements; it may be a regular duty flight, or an additional special flight.

Etymology

fini + flight. Ultimately from Latin finis (“ending”). See also Middle English finis (“the end”) and Romance latin derivations of Latin finis (French finis (“fini”), French fin; Spanish fine (“fini”), Spanish fin)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

fini flights (plural)

Derived Forms

fini

Synonyms

fini

Questions

What does fini flight mean?
The final pilot-in-command, pilot-flying flight of a pilot during a stage of life, such as on a particular aircraft, aircraft type, airline, professional life, military life, career at a company, assignment in a unit, as an active duty pilot, etc. Typically a celebratory flight, with congratulatory accoutrements; it may be a regular duty flight, or an additional special flight.
Where does fini flight come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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