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flight
noun(flight)
an instance of traveling by air
Synonyms: flying,
flight
noun(flight)
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
Synonyms: flight of stairs, flight of steps,
flight
verb(flight)
decorate with feathers
Synonyms: fledge,
flight
noun(flight)
the path followed by an object moving through space
Synonyms: trajectory,
flight
noun(flight)
the act of escaping physically
Synonyms: escape,
Examples:
His flight was an indication of his guilt.
flight
noun(flight)
a flock of flying birds
flight
noun(flight)
a formation of aircraft in flight
flight
noun(flight)
an air force unit smaller than a squadron
flight
noun(flight)
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
Examples:
I took the noon flight to Chicago.
flight
verb(flight)
fly in a flock
Examples:
Flighting wild geese.
flight
noun(flight)
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
Examples:
A flight of fancy.
Flights of rhetoric.
Flights of imagination.
flight
verb(flight)
shoot a bird in flight

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