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1943 United States Army Air Forces command
Flight Control Command was a command of the United States Army Air Forces, active from 29 March 1943 – 1 October 1943. It supervised the Continental United
Flight_Control_Command
US Air Force unit
Service was transferred to Flight Control Command, which organized and activated the Weather Wing, Flight Control Command to manage this responsibility
557th_Weather_Wing
Flight crew role
pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft is the person aboard an aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight. This would
Pilot_in_command
abort command to the spacecraft. All booster technicians were employed at the Marshall Space Flight Center and reported to JSC for the launches. Control officer
List of NASA's flight control positions
List_of_NASA's_flight_control_positions
Aircraft control computer software
A flight control mode or flight control law is a computer software algorithm that transforms the movement of the yoke or joystick, made by an aircraft
Flight_control_modes
Component in fly-by-wire avionics systems
A flight control computer (FCC) is a primary component of the avionics system found in fly-by-wire aircraft. It is a specialized computer system that can
Flight_control_computer
US Air Force airborne command squadron aircraft
Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, is a series of strategic command and control military aircraft operated
Boeing_E-4
Electronic flight control system
flight controls of an aircraft with an electronic interface. The movements of flight controls are converted to electronic signals, and flight control
Fly-by-wire
Air service branch of Singapore's military
bring together fighter and transport squadrons under one command, with central planning, control and execution of the air battle in operations. The APGC
Republic of Singapore Air Force
Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force
Facility that manages aerospace vehicle flights
A mission control center (MCC, sometimes called a flight control center or operations center) is a facility that manages space flights, usually from the
Mission_control_center
Person who aids in spaceflight activities
Flight controllers are personnel who aid space flight by working in mission control centers such as NASA's Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
Flight_controller
Component of the Apollo spacecraft
the primary flight controls, and the main FDAI (Flight Director Attitude Indicator). The CM pilot served as navigator, so his control panel (center)
Apollo command and service module
Apollo_command_and_service_module
Commissioned officer in the US Navy or Marine Corps
naval flight officers. SNFOs progress through one or two of four strands, depending on what platform they select. Advanced Airborne Command and Control consists
Naval_flight_officer
How aircraft are controlled
conventional fixed-wing aircraft flight control system consists of flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkages, and the
Aircraft flight control system
Aircraft_flight_control_system
US Air Force unit
The 595th Command and Control Group (595 C2G) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. It was a nuclear command and control unit of Eighth Air
595th Command and Control Group
595th_Command_and_Control_Group
Airborne command post aircraft by Boeing based on 707 airframe
control Minuteman ICBMs using the Airborne Launch Control System. The E-6B replaced Air Force EC-135Cs in the Looking Glass role, providing command and
Boeing_E-6_Mercury
United States historic place in Houston, Texas
the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, that manages flight control for the United States human space program, currently involving astronauts
Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center
Christopher_C._Kraft_Jr._Mission_Control_Center
American command and control center
airborne command and control center operated by the United States. Since 2016 it has been referred to as the ABNCP (Airborne National Command Post). It
Operation_Looking_Glass
Scenario in which controls in an aircraft are disabled
Throughout a normal flight, a pilot controls an aircraft through the use of flight controls including maintaining straight and level flight, as well as turns
Flight_with_disabled_controls
Major command of the US Air Force
reconnaissance, combat search and rescue, airborne command and control and electronic aircraft along with command, control, computing, communications and intelligence
Air_Combat_Command
Control room for missile silos
Five flights comprise each squadron. Each flight directly controls ten Minuteman missiles remotely. Each flight is commanded from a Launch Control Center
Missile_launch_control_center
Aerial warfare branch from 1941 to 1947
Service Command Materiel Command Proving Ground Command I Troop Carrier Command I Concentration Command Antisubmarine Command Flight Control Command "In 1943
United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
announced the flight would carry a small television camera to broadcast live from the command module. The camera would also be used to allow flight controllers
Apollo_1
2000 aviation accident in the Pacific Ocean
critical flight control system during flight. The probable cause was stated to be "a loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the in-flight failure
Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
US Air Force unit
Command Control Squadron is part of the 95th Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. It operates the Boeing E-4 aircraft conducting airborne command
1st Airborne Command Control Squadron
1st_Airborne_Command_Control_Squadron
US Air Force organization
Army Airways Communications System Wing and its assignment to the Flight Control Command when it was activated with the effective date of 26 April 1943.
Cyberspace Capabilities Center
Cyberspace_Capabilities_Center
2005 aviation accident in Greece
takeoff on 14 August 2005, Nicosia air traffic control (ATC) lost contact with the pilots operating the flight; it eventually crashed near Grammatiko, Greece
Helios_Airways_Flight_522
Warrenton, Virginia (Vint Hill Farms Station). Flight Delay Information - Air Traffic Control System Command Center – Federal Aviation Administration 38°44′50″N
Air Traffic Control System Command Center
Air_Traffic_Control_System_Command_Center
Military unit
in June 1942 and assigned to the Flight Control Command in April 1943 and to the Weather Wing, Flight Control Command (later Army Air Forces Weather Wing)
2nd_Weather_Squadron
Test flight within the Apollo program
February 26, 1966, was the first uncrewed test flight of an entire production Block I Apollo command and service module and the Saturn IB launch vehicle
AS-201
Command center for the Chinese space program
Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center (Chinese: 北京航天飞行控制中心), formerly known as Beijing Aerospace Command and Control Center (Chinese: 北京航天指挥控制中心; BACCC
Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center
Beijing_Aerospace_Flight_Control_Center
Flight planning and management specialist within the operations centre of an airline
affecting safety of flight. In flight following, ultimate responsibility and operational control of the flight rests with the Pilot in command and Director of
Flight_dispatcher
Military unit
The United States Air Force's 119th Command and Control Squadron (119 CACS) is a space control unit located at McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee. The unit augments
119th Command and Control Squadron
119th_Command_and_Control_Squadron
2018 aviation accident over Portugal
2013. Prior to the accident, it had accumulated a total of 13,152 flight hours. In command was Captain Vyacheslav Aushev, (40); First Officer Bauyrzhan Karasholakov
Air_Astana_Flight_1388
Room from which a facility is controlled
trains) can be monitored and controlled. It is often part of a larger command center. A control room's purpose is production control, and serves as a central
Control_room
Israeli military unit
The Air Traffic Control and Flight Supervision Command (Hebrew: מערך הבקר האווירית ופיקוח הטיסה) is the Israeli Air Force unit responsible for the Air
Air_Traffic_Control_Command
Military unit
In April 1943, the squadron was made operational and assigned to Flight Control Command. It moved to Truax Field in Madison, Wisconsin for training. In
1st Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
1st_Weather_Reconnaissance_Squadron
A spacecraft command language (or satellite control language, spacecraft control language, Systems Test and Operation Language (STOL), Satellite Test
Spacecraft_command_language
US Strategic Command platform
AFB, NE: 1970-1994) 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron (Offutt AFB, NE: 1994-1998) 625th Missile Operations Flight/USSTRATCOM (Offutt AFB, NE: 1998-2007)
Airborne Launch Control System
Airborne_Launch_Control_System
Military unit
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, 17 June 1942 Flight Control Command, ca. 1943 Weather Wing, Flight Control Command (later Army Air Forces Weather
9th Operational Weather Squadron
9th_Operational_Weather_Squadron
Aborted Moon landing mission in the Apollo program
insufficient rest would hinder the startup of the command module before reentry, at 133 hours into flight Mission Control gave Lovell the okay to fully power up
Apollo_13
Military unit
of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 623d is tasked to provide Command & Control within a sector of the Japanese Air Defense System. The 623d conducts
623rd_Air_Control_Squadron
Activities to ensure safety of surroundings during rocket launches
off course mid-flight. Sometimes, a range safety officer (RSO) commands the flight or mission to end by sending a signal to the flight termination system
Range_safety
Regulations for flying an aircraft in clear weather conditions
instrument flight rules, and operation of the aircraft will be primarily through referencing the instruments rather than visual reference. In a control zone
Visual_flight_rules
US Air Force unit
Global Strike Command. The Airborne Launch Control System operations flight provides combat forces for the United States Strategic Command Operation Looking
625th Strategic Operations Squadron
625th_Strategic_Operations_Squadron
1991 aviation accident in Colorado
fatal crash of USAir Flight 427, the crash was determined to be caused by a defect in the design of the 737's rudder power control unit which caused the
United_Airlines_Flight_585
Flight instrument
The flight data computer integrates all of the data such as speed, position, closure, drift, track, desired course, and altitude into a command signal
Flight_director_(aeronautics)
Uncrewed test flight of the Apollo Program
Apollo 2) was the second uncrewed, suborbital test flight of a production Block I Apollo command and service module launched with the Saturn IB launch
AS-202
Military unit
July 1937 Army Air Forces: March 1942 Flight Control Command: 14 April 1943 Weather Wing, Flight Control Command: May 1943 – 7 September 1944 2102d Air
1st_Weather_Squadron
Service to direct pilots of aircraft
morphed into flight service stations. Today's flight service stations do not issue control instructions, but provide pilots with many other flight related
Air_traffic_control
Flight crew role
will assume command of the aircraft. Historically, large aircraft had several personnel on the flight deck, such as a navigator, a flight engineer, and
First_officer_(aviation)
Air service branch of the U.S. military
surveillance and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control. The Department of the Air Force, which serves as the USAF's headquarters
United_States_Air_Force
US Air Force base in California
Armstrong Flight Research Center. It is the Air Force Materiel Command center for conducting and supporting research and development of flight, as well
Edwards_Air_Force_Base
Airborne ground surveillance aircraft based on Boeing 707 airliner
Force (USAF) airborne ground surveillance, battle management and command and control aircraft. It tracked ground vehicles and some aircraft, collected
Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS
Northrop_Grumman_E-8_Joint_STARS
Air Force component of the U.S. Special Operations Command
it had relinquished control of the C-130 theater airlift fleet to Military Airlift Command (MAC) in 1975, TAC relinquished control of Air Force SOF to
Air Force Special Operations Command
Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command
9/11 hijacked passenger flight
Indianapolis Air Route Traffic Control was unaware of the hijackings of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, Flight 77 was initially wrongly
American_Airlines_Flight_77
1990 aviation accident in India
the "Open descent/flight idle" control mode rather than "Glideslope capture", allowing the aircraft to sink far below the correct flight path. They further
Indian_Airlines_Flight_605
1983 aircraft shotdown over the Sea of Japan
ground control, "Target destroyed", the Soviet command, from the general on down, indicated surprise and consternation at KAL 007's continued flight, and
Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007
Military unit
No. 181 Flight is a unit of the Indian Air Force assigned to Western Air Command. The squadron participates in electronic intelligence, reconnaissance
No._181_Flight,_IAF
Safety system in aircraft
Flight envelope protection is a human machine interface extension of an aircraft's control system that prevents the pilot of an aircraft from making control
Flight_envelope_protection
1965 American crewed space mission
planned flights to the Moon. It was also the final crewed flight controlled from Cape Kennedy Air Force Station in Florida, before mission control functions
Gemini_3
Structure that contains the Saturn rocket guidance system
computer, analog flight control computer, emergency detection system, inertial guidance platform, control accelerometers, and control rate gyros. The instrument
Saturn_V_instrument_unit
Set of aviation regulations under which a pilot may operate an aircraft
IFR-rated pilot in command. Flight under SVFR is only allowed in controlled airspace, and always requires clearance from air traffic control (ATC). It usually
Special_visual_flight_rules
2022 plane crash in Guangxi, China
released flight data recorder (FDR) information in response to a FOIA request from a Chinese citizen. The data showed that the fuel control switches for
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China_Eastern_Airlines_Flight_5735
Military command aircraft
Boeing E-4 is an Advanced Airborne Command Post, with the project name "Nightwatch", and is a strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the
Doomsday_plane
1994 aviation accident in Pennsylvania
USAir Flight 427 was a scheduled flight from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to Palm Beach International Airport, Florida, with a stopover at Pittsburgh
USAir_Flight_427
Pilot certification
and landing at controlled airports and flying within their Class B/C/D airspace. Command of "complex airplanes" with mechanisms or flight systems including
Pilot certification in the United States
Pilot_certification_in_the_United_States
1946–1992 US Air Force major command
United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command (MAJCOM) responsible for command and control of the strategic bomber and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
Strategic_Air_Command
2007 aviation accident in Cameroon
excessive bank following takeoff. This led to the loss of control and crash of the aircraft. Flight 507 was one of three scheduled to depart from Douala Airport
Kenya_Airways_Flight_507
Military unit
The Airborne Command and Control Squadron was an airborne command and control unit of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command located at SAC
2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron
2d_Airborne_Command_and_Control_Squadron
System to maintain vehicle trajectory in lieu of direct operator command
controls a flight control system to guide the aircraft. In such a system, besides classic flight controls, many autopilots incorporate thrust control
Autopilot
1989 aviation accident in Iowa
defect in the engine's fan disk, which resulted in the loss of all flight controls. Of the 296 passengers and crew on board, 112 died during the accident
United_Airlines_Flight_232
Variety of methods of guiding a missile
missiles will use both command guidance and homing guidance at different phases of flight. Commonly missiles will use command guidance during the boost
Missile_guidance
Command of the United States Air Force
civilian flight instructors working under contract to AETC and the command's 306th Flying Training Group (306 FTG) provide up to 25 hours of flight instruction
Air Education and Training Command
Air_Education_and_Training_Command
Uncrewed spacecraft used during NASA's Gemini program
VECO and Agena staging from a backup command generated by the missile programmer. Aside from the flight control system, all Atlas systems functioned properly
Agena_target_vehicle
Military unit
Nevada. The squadron inherited the lineage of the 8th Airborne Command and Control Squadron which was raised as the 8th Combat Cargo Squadron which
8th_Weapons_Squadron
2009 aviation accident in New York
Bridge. Sullenberger commanded over the cabin address system to "brace for impact" and the flight attendants relayed the command to passengers. Meanwhile
US_Airways_Flight_1549
1996 video game
in the alternate early history of Command & Conquer when Allied Forces battle an aggressive Soviet Union for control over the European mainland. It was
Command_&_Conquer:_Red_Alert
Military unit
providing airborne battle management, command and control, surveillance, and target acquisition with the last E-8C flight on September 8, 2022. The 16th Squadron
16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
16th_Airborne_Command_and_Control_Squadron
Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
mission. The early uncrewed flights were considered "A" or "B" missions, while Apollo 7, the crewed-flight test of the Command and Service Module (CSM),
Apollo_10
1999 aircraft crash in the Atlantic Ocean
cockpit and assumed control of the aircraft. EgyptAir designated the captain of the active crew as the pilot-in-command of the flight. While the cruise
EgyptAir_Flight_990
1995 film by Ron Howard
changes her mind and surprises him. On launch day, Flight Director Gene Kranz in Houston's Mission Control Center gives the go for launch. As the Saturn V
Apollo_13_(film)
Airborne early warning and control aircraft based on Boeing 707 airframe
from the Boeing 707 airliner, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control, and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force, NATO
Boeing_E-3_Sentry
Air forces of the Turkish military
311th UCAV OSEM Squadron "Peak" (Command & control) Flight Health Research & Training Center 3rd Main Jet Base Command (Konya) 131st Squadron "Dragon"
Turkish_Air_Force
2010 aviation accident in Pakistan
two-hour flight was caused by the captain's incorrect flight-control input. Captain Pervez-Iqbal Chaudhry had spent the first hour of the flight belittling
Airblue_Flight_202
2015 aviation accident in Ohio
as pilot-in-command. He had 1,020 hours of flight experience with the crash plane, of which he had completed 670 hours as pilot-in-command. The first officer
Execuflight_Flight_1526
First crewed space mission to orbit the Moon
ambitious command-module-only lunar orbital flight to be flown in December, as the lunar module was not yet ready to make its first flight. Astronaut
Apollo_8
The Deployable Joint Command and Control system, commonly known as DJC2, is an integrated military command and control headquarters system which enables
Deployable Joint Command and Control
Deployable_Joint_Command_and_Control
1998 aircraft accident in Canada
in the aircraft's structure allowed a fire to spread beyond the control of the flight crew, resulting in the crash of the aircraft. Several wide-ranging
Swissair_Flight_111
First crewed flight of the Apollo space program
test flights made. Determined to prevent a repetition of the fire, the crew spent long periods monitoring the construction of their Apollo command and
Apollo_7
Featured role in commercial aviation
requiring substantial manual flight control manipulation. These type pilots of a relief crew that regularly take command during these portions are alternately
In-flight_crew_relief
1987 aviation accident in Colorado
command to have the aircraft deiced a second time before takeoff, over-rotation on takeoff by the first officer, and flight crew inexperience. Flight
Continental Airlines Flight 1713
Continental_Airlines_Flight_1713
9/11 hijacked passenger flight
The Herndon Command Center alerted FAA headquarters that Flight 93 had crashed at 10:13. NEADS called the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center for
United_Airlines_Flight_93
Military unit
The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron was a United States Air Force flying unit, assigned to the 461st Air Control Wing, stationed at Robins
12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron
12th_Airborne_Command_and_Control_Squadron
1992 aviation accident in Panama
Copa Airlines Flight 201 was a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama, to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón
Copa_Airlines_Flight_201
Military unit
EC-135 airborne command post aircraft for Fifteenth Air Force and Strategic Air Command as part of the Post Attack Command and Control System The 4th was
4th Special Operations Squadron
4th_Special_Operations_Squadron
2014 aviation accident in the Java Sea
malfunction in the rudder control system prompted the captain to perform a non-standard reset of the on-board flight control computers. Control of the aircraft
Indonesia_AirAsia_Flight_8501
Planned US Air Force airborne nuclear command, control, and communications aircraft
Operations Center (NAOC), a strategic command-and-control military aircraft used as a mobile command post for the National Command Authority in emergency situations
SNC E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center
SNC_E-4C_Survivable_Airborne_Operations_Center
2020 aviation accident in Pakistan
accident. Two pilots were in command of the flight. The captain of the flight was 58-year-old Sajjad Gul. Gul had 17,252 flight hours, 7,044 of which were
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
Pakistan_International_Airlines_Flight_8303
2009 aircraft accident in the Atlantic Ocean
responded to commands and were developing in excess of 100% N1 when the flight ended. Robert responded to Dubois by saying, "We've lost all control of the aeroplane
Air_France_Flight_447
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Under Control
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Self Control
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill (see Hight).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Check, Control
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English wryhta/wyrhta, WRIGHT means "craftsman."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Control of the Senses; Self-control
Male
English
 English name derived from the Old English/Low German word, flint, FLINT means "stone splinter," originally used as a byname for someone "hard and tough as flint." Compare with another form of Flint.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Control
Male
Hebrew
 Jewish ornamental name, FLINT means "shotgun." Compare with another form of Flint.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Wight.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Hight.
Boy/Male
Italian Spanish
Mountain. Abbreviation of Montague and Montgomery.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Check, Control
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English sleght, sleight, slyght ‘cunning’, ‘artfulness’.English : topographic name from Middle English sleyte ‘level field’ (Old Norse slétta) or from Middle English sleyte ‘sheep pasture’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Control
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin delectare, DELIGHT means "to allure, delight."Â
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Agree; Control
Boy/Male
Indian
Control; Patient
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Latin, Scandinavian
Stern; Strict; Reddish Brown Hair; Thunder
Girl/Female
Arabic, Latin
Lady; Warring
Boy/Male
Tamil
God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Bearden.
Girl/Female
English
Ruler.
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : reduced form of McClinton.English : habitational name, either from Glympton in Oxfordshire, named as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) on the Glym river’, a Celtic river name meaning ‘bright stream’, or from Glinton in Cambridgeshire, recorded in 1060 as Clinton (named with an unrecorded Old English element akin to Middle Low German glinde ‘enclosure’, ‘fence’ + Old English tūn).Charles Clinton (born 1690 in Longford, Ireland) organized a group of colonists and founded the settlement of Little Britain, Ulster county, NY, in 1731. His son George Clinton (1739–1812) was governor of NY (1777–95), and they had many prominent descendants.
Male
Swiss
, heard of God.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
The Lord is Gracious; Female Version of John
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Red Rose
Girl/Female
Indian
Soft
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
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FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
FLIGHT CONTROL-COMMAND
a.
Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious.
n.
Sleight.
superl.
Slight; not important; as, a light error.
n. & v.
See Control.
superl.
Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
v. & n.
See Plight.
v. i.
To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.
n.
Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence; government; as, children should be under parental control.
superl
Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
v. i.
To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never blights.
superl.
Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse.
a.
Slight.
n.
To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
superl.
Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like.
n.
Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.
n.
Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
v. t.
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
superl.
Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
v. t.
To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as, to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.