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   Flight

   /flīt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of flying through the air: "an eagle in flight" Similar flyingsoaringglidingaviationflyingair transportaerial navigationaeronautics
   • ▪ an act of flying; a journey made through the air or in space, especially a scheduled journey made by an airline: "I got the first flight" Similar plane triptrip by airair tripjourney by airair journey
   • ▪ the movement or trajectory of a projectile or ball through the air: "the golfer's swing is obviously critical to the ball's flight" Similar trajectorytrackflight pathorbitglide pathapproach
   • ▪ relating to or denoting archery in which the main concern is shooting long distances: "short, light flight arrows"
   • ▪ the swift passage of time: literary "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 Canada geese" Similar flockflying groupskeinbevycoveyswarmcloudknotcluster
   • ▪ a group of aircraft operating together, especially an air force unit of about six aircraft: "a refueling mission in which his crew topped off three flights of four F-16A jets"
   • 3. the action of fleeing or attempting to escape: "refugees on the latest stage of their flight from turmoil" Similar escapegetawayfleeingrunning awayabscondingretreatdeparturehasty departureexitexodusdecampingdisappearancevanishing
   • 4. a series of steps between floors or levels: "she has to come up four flights of stairs to her apartment" Similar staircaseset of steps/stairs
   • ▪ a series of hurdles across a racetrack.
   • ▪ a closely spaced sequence of locks in a canal.
   • 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 account: "ignoring such ridiculous flights of fancy"
   • 7. the tail of a dart.

   verb

   • 1. shoot (wildfowl) in flight: "duck and geese flighting"
   • 2. (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace: British "he flighted a free kick into the box"

   Word Origin Old Englishflyht ‘action or manner of flying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly1. This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 3 of the noun.

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