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The definition of flight
21 Definitions of: flight
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- noun, the act, skill, or manner of flying
- noun, a journey made by a flying animal or object
- noun, a) a scheduled airline journey b) an aircraft flying on such a journey
- noun, a group of flying birds or aircraft
- noun, the basic tactical unit of a military air force
- noun, a journey through space, esp of a spacecraft
- noun, rapid movement or progress
- noun, a soaring mental journey above or beyond the normal everyday world
- noun, a) a single line of hurdles across a track in a race b) a series of such hurdles
- noun, a bird's wing or tail feather; flight feather
- noun, a feather or plastic attachment fitted to an arrow or dart to give it stability in flight
- noun, See flight arrow
- noun, the distance covered by a flight arrow
- noun, sport, esp cricket a) a flighted movement imparted to a ball, dart, etc b) the ability to flight a ball
- noun, angling a device on a spinning lure that revolves rapidly
- noun, a set of steps or stairs between one landing or floor and the next
- noun, a large enclosed area attached to an aviary or pigeon loft where the birds may fly but not escape
- verb, sport to cause (a ball, dart, etc) to float slowly or deceptively towards its target
- verb, (of wild fowl) to fly in groups
- verb, to shoot (a bird) in flight
- verb, to fledge (an arrow or a dart)
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- noun, the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger
- noun, put to flight to cause to run away; rout
- noun, take (to) flight to run away or withdraw hastily; flee
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