1874, Ambrose Bierce (as Dod Grile), “The Legend of Immortal Truth” in Cobwebs, London: “Fun” Office, ca. 1884, p. 114, Then, like a rocket set aflight, / She sprang, and streaked it for the light!
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Aflight
//əˈflaɪt//
Synonyms for "aflight" (6 found)
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The elderly Pollyana of the infant aviation had photographs of their glider of 1902 aflight at Kitty Hawk.
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[…] the Vestibule was full of birds and the birds were all aflight.
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curved attics aflight with / angels
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