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Flight

flʌɪt

Flight definitions
noun
flight flights
  1. 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"

  2. 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"

  3. the action of fleeing

    "the enemy were now in flight"

    • the selling of currency or shares by many investors

      "an anti-inflationary move aimed at stemming the flight of capital"

  4. 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
  5. 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"

  6. an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process

    "his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy"

  7. the tail of a dart
verb
flight flighted flighting flights
  1. (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace

    "he flighted a free kick into the box"

  2. provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes

    "shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers"

  3. shoot (wildfowl) in flight

    "duck and geese flighting"