flight  /flaɪt/

noun

1. a formation of aircraft in flight

synset: flight

2. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

synset: flight, flying

3. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

synset: flight, flight_of_stairs, flight_of_steps

4. the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

synset: escape, flight

5. an air force unit smaller than a squadron

synset: flight

6. passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"

synset: flight

7. the path followed by an object moving through space

synset: trajectory, flight

8. a flock of flying birds

synset: flight

9. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"

synset: flight

verb

1. shoot a bird in flight

synset: flight

2. fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"

synset: flight

3. decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"

synset: fledge, flight

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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