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plural flights
Definition of flight
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings
the flight of a bee
b
: the ability to fly
flight is natural to birds
2a
: a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere
flight of an arrow the flight of a rocket to the moon
b
: the distance covered in such a flight
c
: swift movement
3a
: a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft
a transatlantic flight
b(1)
: a scheduled airplane trip
Our flight is at noon.
(2)
the airplane that is making a trip
They boarded flight 109.
4a
: a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together
a flight of geese
b
: a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test
At a meet, shot putters and discus throwers are often separated into flights.— Kristin Wolden Nitz
c
: a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group
Most of the 20 people attending the tasting were German wine collectors and they seemed almost always to prefer the most powerful wine in each flight.— James Suckling The tour meets in the White Labs tasting room, where you will have to ignore the siren call of the beer flights and follow your guide to the actual labs.— Karla Peterson
5
: a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display
a flight of fancy
6a
: a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another
Her apartment is four flights up.
b
: a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs
7
: a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron
flight
verb
flighted;
flighting;
flights
Definition of flight (Entry 2 of 3)
: to rise, settle, or fly in a flock
geese flighting on the marsh
flight
noun (2)Definition of flight (Entry 3 of 3)
: an act or instance of running away
Other Words from flight
Noun (1)
flightless
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adjective
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adjective
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flight
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Kids Definition of flight
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: an act of passing through the air by the use of wings
the flight of a bee
2
: a passing through the air or space
a balloon flight the flight of a space shuttle
3
: a trip by an airplane or spacecraft
a flight to Chicago a flight to Mars
4
: a group of similar things flying through the air together
a flight of ducks
5
: an extraordinary display
a flight of imagination
6
: a series of stairs from one level or floor to the next
flight
nounKids Definition of flight (Entry 2 of 2)
: the act of running away
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