[flahyt] 
| 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.
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| 13. | (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks. |
[flahyt] | 1. | an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure. |
| 2. | put to flight, to force to flee or run away; rout: She succeeded in putting the intruder to flight. |
| 3. | take flight, to retreat; run away; flee: The wild animals took flight before the onrushing fire. Also, take to flight. |
| flight 1 (flīt) n.
To migrate or fly in flocks. [Middle English, from Old English flyht; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
| flight 2 (flīt) n. The act or an instance of running away; an escape. [Middle English, from Old English *flyht; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
flight
In addition to the idioms beginning with flight, also see put to flight; take flight.
