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Flight   /flaɪt/   Listen
Flight

noun
1.
A formation of aircraft in flight.
2.
An instance of traveling by air.  Synonym: flying.
3.
A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next.  Synonyms: flight of stairs, flight of steps.
4.
The act of escaping physically.  Synonym: escape.  "The canary escaped from its cage" , "His flight was an indication of his guilt"
5.
An air force unit smaller than a squadron.
6.
Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds.  "Flights of rhetoric" , "Flights of imagination"
7.
The path followed by an object moving through space.  Synonym: trajectory.
8.
A flock of flying birds.
9.
A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports.
verb
1.
Shoot a bird in flight.
2.
Fly in a flock.
3.
Decorate with feathers.  Synonym: fledge.



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"Flight" Quotes from Famous Books



... before, and again—though surely against my will, my better judgment, if you like—I visited the wood. Horse's hoofs just the same as before. The same galloping, the same figure, the same EYES! the same mad, panic-stricken flight home, and, early in the succeeding afternoon, a similar cablegram—this time from Sicily. 'Dick died at ...
— Animal Ghosts - Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter • Elliott O'Donnell
... to say two words to you, for I am in the midst of preparations for our flight to Brighton, to-morrow. Thank you for your last letter; I liked it very much, and will answer it at length when we come back ...
— Records of a Girlhood • Frances Anne Kemble
... strong and a swift runner, but that day he wore for protection a coat of mail which an Englishman had given him and the heavy garment impeded his flight. The Mohegans recognized him by it and followed him eagerly. He kept his distance until he had nearly reached the river, but there, "the foremost of Uncas's men got ahead of him." They threw themselves against him and prevented his escape. They did not kill him or try to take him prisoner, ...
— Once Upon A Time In Connecticut • Caroline Clifford Newton
... Zoraida's outcry. He saw her whip back so as to be beyond the sweep of his arm, he heard her crying out wildly, commanding her retainers to stop the flight of her prisoners, shrieking at them to ...
— Daughter of the Sun - A Tale of Adventure • Jackson Gregory
... as a tea rose, stood doubtfully in the cedar-wood door, poised for flight either way, sucking in the dimple at the left of her mouth. Running at his call she flew into his arms and dropped her buttercup head on his shoulder. For the first time he smiled, and the wise wife slipped quietly away and watched them from the door, ...
— The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon • Josephine Daskam Bacon


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