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Flight
flʌɪt
- the action or process of flying through the air
"an eagle in flight"
- an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, especially a timetabled journey made by an airline
"a return flight from Gatwick to Berlin"
- the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air
"the golfer's swing is obviously critical to the ball's flight"
- relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances
"short, light flight arrows"
- the swift passage of time
"the never-ending flight of future days"
- a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating
"flights of whooper swans"
flock flying group- a group of aircraft operating together, especially an RAF or USAF unit of about six aircraft
"he dispatched the Hurricanes in three flights"
- the action of fleeing
"the enemy were now in flight"
escape getaway fleeing running away absconding retreat departure hasty departure exit exodus decamping disappearance vanishing- the selling of currency or shares by many investors
"an anti-inflationary move aimed at stemming the flight of capital"
- a series of steps between floors or levels
"I climbed the three flights of stairs which led to his office"
staircase set of steps/stairs- a series of hurdles across a racetrack
- a sequence of locks by which a canal ascends an incline
- a selection of small portions of a particular type of food or drink (especially alcohol) intended to be tasted together for the purpose of comparison
"I had a flight of four ales and liked them all"
- an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process
"his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy"
- the tail of a dart
- (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace
"he flighted a free kick into the box"
- provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes
"shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers"
- shoot (wildfowl) in flight
"duck and geese flighting"