flight

Flight is defined as the act of flying or leaving.

(noun)

See flight in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act, manner, or power of flying or moving through space
the distance covered or that can be covered at one time by an airplane, bird, projectile, etc.
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
an airplane scheduled to fly a certain route at a certain time
a trip by airplane or spacecraft
an outburst or soaring above the ordinary: a flight of fancy
a set of stairs, as between landings or floors
a flight arrow
Sports a division of contestants grouped according to ability

Origin: ME fliht < OE flyht (akin to OS fluht, Du vlucht) < base of fleogan, fly

intransitive verb

to fly in numbers: said of birds

noun

a fleeing from or as from danger

Origin: ME fliht, fluht < OE flyht < base of fleon, flee

See flight in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
a. The act or process of flying through the air by means of wings.
b. The ability to fly.
A swift passage or movement.
A scheduled airline run or trip.
A group, especially of birds or aircraft, flying together. See Synonyms at flock¹.
A number of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force forming a subdivision of a squadron.
A round of competition, as in a sports tournament.
An exuberant or transcendent effort or display: a flight of the imagination; flights of oratory.
A series of stairs rising from one landing to another.