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noun
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.
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a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight.
5.
EXPANDa number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese.
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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.
COLLAPSEverb (used without object)
13.
(of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks.
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Synonyms
5. flock. 9. rush, dash, fleetingness.
5. flock. 9. rush, dash, fleetingness.
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noun
Idioms1.
an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
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3.
take flight, to retreat; run away; flee: The wild animals took flight before the onrushing fire. Also, take to flight.
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Word Origin & History
flight
"fleeing," from M.E. fluht (c.1200), not found in O.E., but presumed to have existed. Related to O.E. fleon "flee" (see flee).
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