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flight
(fl/aI/t )

noun (n)

  • a formation of aircraft in flight(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • an instance of traveling by air(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    flying
    source: wordnet30
  • a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    flight of stairs, flight of steps
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of escaping physically(noun.act)
    Example:
    His flight was an indication of his guilt.
    Synonym:
    escape
    source: wordnet30
  • an air force unit smaller than a squadron(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • passing above and beyond ordinary bounds(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    A flight of fancy.
    Flights of rhetoric.
    Flights of imagination.
    source: wordnet30
  • the path followed by an object moving through space(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    trajectory
    source: wordnet30
  • a flock of flying birds(noun.group)
    source: wordnet30
  • a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports(noun.act)
    Example:
    I took the noon flight to Chicago.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • shoot a bird in flight(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • fly in a flock(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Flighting wild geese.
    source: wordnet30
  • decorate with feathers(verb.creation)
    Synonym:
    fledge
    source: wordnet30
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