Unflighted meaning

(of birds, rare) Lacking flight feathers, typically due to immaturity (compare flightless)

This breed of canary is unflighted for the first six months of its life.

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Lacking flights (arrows, a screw thread, etc.).

Unflighted darts have a tendency to tumble.

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Origin of unflighted

  • From un- +‎ flighted.
    From Wiktionary