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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.
    1. a military flight formation
    2. the smallest tactical unit in an air force; specif., in the U.S. Air Force, a subdivision of a squadron
  4. an airplane scheduled to fly a certain route at a certain time
  5. a trip by airplane or spacecraft
  6. an outburst or soaring above the ordinary: a flight of fancy
  7. a set of stairs, as between landings or floors
  8. a flight arrow
  9. Sports a division of contestants grouped according to ability

intransitive verb

to fly in numbers: said of birds

noun

a fleeing from or as from danger

See flight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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