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Definitions for Flight

[1] the act, manner, or power of flying.
[2] the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball.
[3] a trip by an airplane, glider, etc.
[4] a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight.
[5] a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese.
[6] the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft.
[7] the act, principles, or technique of flying an airplane: flight training.
[8] a journey into or through outer space: a rocket flight.
[9] swift movement, transition, or progression: the flight of time.
[10] a soaring above or transcending ordinary bounds: a flight of fancy.
[11] a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next.
[12] Archery . flight arrow. the distance such an arrow travels when shot.
[13] (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks.
[14] an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
[15] the act, skill, or manner of flying
[16] a journey made by a flying animal or object
[17] a scheduled airline journey an aircraft flying on such a journey
[18] a group of flying birds or aircraft a flight of swallows
[19] the basic tactical unit of a military air force
[20] a journey through space, esp of a spacecraft
[21] rapid movement or progress
[22] a soaring mental journey above or beyond the normal everyday world a flight of fancy
[23] a single line of hurdles across a track in a race a series of such hurdles
[24] a bird's wing or tail feather; flight feather
[25] a feather or plastic attachment fitted to an arrow or dart to give it stability in flight
[26] See flight arrow
[27] the distance covered by a flight arrow
[28] sport , esp cricket a flighted movement imparted to a ball, dart, etc the ability to flight a ball
[29] angling a device on a spinning lure that revolves rapidly
[30] a set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next
[31] a large enclosed area attached to an aviary or pigeon loft where the birds may fly but not escape
[32] (tr) sport to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to float slowly or deceptively towards its target
[33] (intr) (of wild fowl) to fly in groups
[34] (tr) to shoot (a bird) in flight
[35] (tr) to fledge (an arrow or a dart)
[36] the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger
[37] put to flight to cause to run away; rout
[38] take flight or take to flight to run away or withdraw hastily; flee

Words related to Flight

shuttle, arrival, trip, transport, departure, exodus, voyage, aeronautics, jump, soaring, hop, aviation, navigation, gliding, mounting, winging, powder, lam, escapement, beat

Words nearby Flight

flickertail, flickertail state, flied, flier, flies, flight, flight arrow, flight attendant, flight bag, flight capital, flight control

Origin of Flight

21150–1200; Middle English; cognate with German Flucht; akin to flee

Word origin for Flight

Old English flyht (unattested); related to Old Frisian flecht , Old High German fluht , Old Norse flōtti

Synonyms for Flight

arrival, departure, shuttle, transport, trip, aeronautics, aviation, gliding, hop, jump, mounting, navigation, soaring, voyage, winging, aerial navigation, avigation, take-off, volitation