Definition of Flight in English :

Define Flight in English

Flight meaning in English

Meaning of Flight in English

Pronunciation of Flight in English

Flight pronunciation in English

Pronounce Flight in English

Flight

see synonyms of flight

Noun

1. flight

a formation of aircraft in flight

2. flight, flying

an instance of traveling by air

Example Sentences:
'flying was still an exciting adventure for him'

3. flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps

a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

4. escape, flight

the act of escaping physically

Example Sentences:
'he made his escape from the mental hospital'
'the canary escaped from its cage'
'his flight was an indication of his guilt'

5. flight

an air force unit smaller than a squadron

6. flight

passing above and beyond ordinary bounds

Example Sentences:
'a flight of fancy'
'flights of rhetoric'
'flights of imagination'

7. flight, trajectory

the path followed by an object moving through space

8. flight

a flock of flying birds

9. flight

a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports

Example Sentences:
'I took the noon flight to Chicago'

Verb

10. flight

shoot a bird in flight

11. flight

fly in a flock

Example Sentences:
'flighting wild geese'

12. fledge, flight

decorate with feathers

Example Sentences:
'fledge an arrow'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Flight

see synonyms of flight
noun
1. 
the act, skill, or manner of flying
2. 
a journey made by a flying animal or object
3. 
a. 
a scheduled airline journey
b. 
an aircraft flying on such a journey
4. 
a group of flying birds or aircraft
a flight of swallows
5. 
the basic tactical unit of a military air force
6. 
a journey through space, esp of a spacecraft
7. 
rapid movement or progress
8. 
a soaring mental journey above or beyond the normal everyday world
a flight of fancy
9. 
a. 
a single line of hurdles across a track in a race
b. 
a series of such hurdles
10. 
a bird's wing or tail feather; flight feather
11. 
a feather or plastic attachment fitted to an arrow or dart to give it stability in flight
12.  flight arrow
13. 
the distance covered by a flight arrow
14. sport, especially cricket
a. 
a flighted movement imparted to a ball, dart, etc
b. 
the ability to flight a ball
15. angling
a device on a spinning lure that revolves rapidly
16. 
a set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next
17. 
a large enclosed area attached to an aviary or pigeon loft where the birds may fly but not escape
verb
18. (transitive) sport
to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to float slowly or deceptively towards its target
19. (intransitive)
(of wild fowl) to fly in groups
20. (transitive)
to shoot (a bird) in flight
21. (transitive)
to fledge (an arrow or a dart)
noun
1. 
the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger
2.  put to flight
3.  take flight

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Flight

see synonyms of flight
noun
1. 
the act, manner, or power of flying or moving through space
2. 
the distance covered or that can be covered at one time by an airplane, bird, projectile, etc.
3. 
a group of things flying through the air together
a flight of birds, arrows, etc.
4. 
a. 
a military flight formation
b. 
the smallest tactical unit in an air force; specif., in the U.S. Air Force, a subdivision of a squadron
5. 
an airplane scheduled to fly a certain route at a certain time
6. 
a trip by airplane or spacecraft
7. 
an outburst or soaring above the ordinary
a flight of fancy
8. 
a set of stairs, as between landings or floors
9. 
a flight arrow
see also flight shooting
10.  Sport
a division of contestants grouped according to ability
verb intransitive
11. 
to fly in numbers
said of birds
noun
a fleeing from or as from danger

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Flight

see synonyms of flight
n.
1.
a. The motion of an object in or through a medium, especially through the earth's atmosphere or through space.
b. An instance of such motion.
c. The distance covered in such motion: the long flight from Seattle to Little Rock.
2.
a. The act or process of flying through the air by means of wings.
b. The ability to fly: Flight is characteristic of nearly all birds.
3. A swift passage or movement: barely noticed the flight of time.
4. A scheduled airline run or trip into space: the 7:00 flight to New York; the next flight of the space shuttle.
5. A group, especially of birds or aircraft, flying together.
6. A number of aircraft in the US Air Force forming a subdivision of a squadron.
7. A round of competition, as in a sports tournament.
8. An exuberant or transcendent effort or display: a flight of the imagination; flights of oratory.
9. A series of stairs rising from one landing to another.
10. A curved plate or flange that winds in a spiral around the center shaft of an auger, designed to transport loose material upward or backward along the shaft as the auger rotates. Also called flighting.
11. A set of small samples, as of different kinds of wine or beer, that are served at the same time for comparative tasting.
intr.v. flight·ed, flight·ing, flights
To migrate or fly in flocks.
n.
The act or an instance of running away; an escape.

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