'Flight' definitions:

Definition of 'flight'

From: WordNet
noun
A formation of aircraft in flight
noun
An instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: flight, flying]
noun
A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next [syn: flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps]
noun
The act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt" [syn: escape, flight]
noun
An air force unit smaller than a squadron
noun
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]
noun
A flock of flying birds
noun
A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
verb
Shoot a bird in flight
verb
Fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
verb
Decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: fledge, flight]

Definition of 'Flight'

From: GCIDE
  • Flight \Flight\ (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fle['o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle['o]n to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See Flee, Fly.]
  • 1. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. [1913 Webster]
  • Like the night owl's lazy flight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure. [1913 Webster]
  • Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. --Matt. xxiv. 20. [1913 Webster]
  • Fain by flight to save themselves. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly. [1913 Webster]
  • Could he have kept his spirit to that flight, He had been happy. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • Swift flights of angels ministrant. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. --Parker. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Challenged Cupid at the flight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Not a flight drawn home E'er made that haste that they have. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. a trip made by or in a flying vehicle, as an airplane, spacecraft, or aeronautical balloon. [PJC]
  • 9. A scheduled flight[8] on a commercial airline; as, the next flight leaves at 8 o'clock. [PJC]
  • Flight feathers (Zool.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird.
  • To put to flight, To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout.
  • to take a flight[9], to make a trip in an airplane, especially a scheduled flight[9]. [1913 Webster + PJC]
  • Syn: Pair; set. See Pair. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'flight'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Flight'