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noun
- 1. the action or process of flying through the air: "an eagle in flight" Similar
- 2. a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating: "flights of whooper swans" Similar
verb
- 1. (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace: British "he flighted a free kick into the box"
- 2. provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes: "shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers"
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FLIGHT definition: 1. a journey in an aircraft: 2. an aircraft that is making a particular journey: 3. an occasion…. Learn more.
1. a. : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings. the flight of a bee. b. : the ability to fly. flight is natural to birds. 2. a. : a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere. flight of an arrow. the flight of a rocket to the moon. b. : the distance covered in such a flight. c.
1. the act, manner, or power of flying. 2. the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: the flight of the ball. 3. a trip by an airplane, glider. 4. an airplane making a scheduled trip. 5. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese.
the act, manner, or power of flying. the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. Synonyms: flock.
noun. an instance of traveling by air. synonyms: flying. see more. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft. using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground.
Definition of flight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of flight in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of flight. What does flight mean? Information and translations of flight in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
A flight is a journey made by flying, usually in an aeroplane. The flight will take four hours. Synonyms: journey, trip, voyage More Synonyms of flight. 2. countable noun A2. You can refer to an aeroplane carrying passengers on a particular journey as a particular flight. I'll try to get on the flight down to Karachi tonight.
The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure.
Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination" noun The path followed by an object moving through space [syn: trajectory , flight]
