vlucht

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) flight (the act of flying, an instance thereof)
2. (feminine) a flock, a swarm (of flying birds)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular, third-person) inflection of vluchten:
2. (form-of, imperative) inflection of vluchten:

Concepts

flight

✈️

swarm

run

elopement

escape

bevy

leak

outflow

rush

scud

spread

team

vol

volley

wingspread

covey

fly

✈️

flying

get away

hop

Synonyms

zwerm

kudde

troep

vliegen

✈️

ontvluchting

schare

uitvliegen

vertrek

vlieg

✈️

vliegtocht

spanwijdte

vleugelwijdte

bende

zeilbreedte

lek

ontsnapping

reis

route

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vlʏxt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vlucht

Inherited from Old Dutch: *fluht

In summary

From Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti, derived from *fleugan (“to fly”), whence Dutch vliegen.