French word

long-courrier

Pronunciation

IPA/lɔ̃kuʁje/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlong-haul flight

Example

J'ai pris un long-courrier hier.

I took a long-haul flight yesterday.

Illustration for long-courrier (long-haul flight)

More examples

J'ai réservé un long-courrier pour le mois prochain.

I booked a long-haul flight for next month.

Core concept

A flight that carries passengers for hours between distant countries or continents.

Common phrases

  • réserver un long-courrier

    book a long-haul flight

  • acheter un billet pour un long-courrier

    buy a ticket for a long-haul flight

Similar words

vol: A single scheduled flight from one airport to another.
vol direct: A flight from departure to destination without landing en route.
vol avec escale: A flight that stops at another airport before reaching its destination.

Definition in French

Vol ou liaison aérienne assurant un trajet sur une grande distance, généralement international ou intercontinental.

Word origin

French formed long-courrier from the adjective long and the transport sense of courrier, rather than from a special aviation root.

Usage tips

  • French often uses long-courrier alone when vol is understood, as in J'ai pris un long-courrier.

Other meanings

  • long-hauladjective

Opposites

  • court-courriershort-haul flightnoun

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