Meaning of flight in English

1. Pronunciation

   /flaɪt/

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1. Verb

   flight

   Definitions

   1. shoot a bird in flight
2. 2. fly in a flock

   Examples

   • « flighting wild geese »
3. 3. decorate with feathers

   Examples

   • « fledge an arrow »

4. Noun

   flight

   Etymology

   Old English flyht ‘action or manner of flying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly. 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

   Definitions

   1. a formation of aircraft in flight
5. 2. an instance of traveling by air

   Examples

   • « flying was still an exciting adventure for him »
6. 3. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
7. 4. the act of escaping physically

   Examples

   • « he made his escape from the mental hospital »
   • « the canary escaped from its cage »
   • « his flight was an indication of his guilt »
8. 5. an air force unit smaller than a squadron
9. 6. passing above and beyond ordinary bounds

   Examples

   • « a flight of fancy »
   • « flights of rhetoric »
   • « flights of imagination »
10. 7. the path followed by an object moving through space
11. 8. a flock of flying birds
12. 9. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports

    Examples

    • « I took the noon flight to Chicago »