 flight |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (military) a formation of aircraft in flight | |
| Related terms: | formation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (transportation) an instance of traveling by air | |
| Synonyms: | flying | |
| Examples: | "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
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| Related terms: | air_travel pass sortie glide flyover acrobatics solo terrain_flight blind_flying overflight ballooning fly fly fly | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (architecture) a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next | |
| Synonyms: | flight_of_stairs flight_of_steps | |
| Related terms: | stairway | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of escaping physically | |
| Synonyms: | escape | |
| Examples: | "he made his escape from the mental hospital" "the canary escaped from its cage" "his flight was an indication of his guilt" |
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| Related terms: | running_away exodus getaway evasion Underground_Railroad hegira break flee | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military) an air force unit smaller than a squadron | |
| Related terms: | air_unit | |
| 6. | [ noun ] passing above and beyond ordinary bounds | |
| Examples: | "a flight of fancy" "flights of rhetoric" "flights of imagination" |
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| Related terms: | creativity | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (physics) the path followed by an object moving through space | |
| Synonyms: | trajectory | |
| Related terms: | mechanical_phenomenon gravity-assist ballistics | |
| 8. | [ verb ] decorate with feathers, as of an arrow or dart | |
| Synonyms: | fledge | |
| Related terms: | decorate | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a flock of flying birds | |
| Related terms: | flock | |
| 10. | [ verb ] fly in a flock, as of wild geese | |
| Related terms: | fly | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 29010 | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (arms) shoot a bird in flight | |
| Related terms: | shoot | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (transportation) a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports | |
| Examples: | "I took the noon flight to Chicago" |
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| Related terms: | trip international_flight redeye nonstop_flight connecting_flight direct_flight domestic_flight | |
| Similar spelling: |
flighty flighted flyweight flagstone flagstaff flag_stop |
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