Flight Meaning and Definition

Word: Flight

How to pronounce: flaɪt

Noun

Definitions:

1. The action or process of flying through the air.

Example sentences: "An eagle in flight"

2. A flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating.

Example sentences: "Flights of Canada geese"

3. The action of fleeing or attempting to escape.

Example sentences: "Refugees on the latest stage of their flight from turmoil"

4. A series of steps between floors or levels.

Example sentences: "She has to come up four flights of stairs to her apartment"

5. A selection of small portions of a particular type of food or drink (especially alcohol) intended to be tasted together for the purpose of comparison.

6. An extravagant or far-fetched idea or account.

Example sentences: "Ignoring such ridiculous flights of fancy"

7. The tail of a dart.

Example sentences: "The standard clock-face became established in the late 19th century, and paper flights to fit the darts were patented in 1898."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Shoot (wildfowl) in flight.

Example sentences: "Duck and geese flighting"

2. (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

Example sentences: "He flighted a free kick into the box"

Synonyms:

flying

sortie

aerobatic

airflight

airflights

inflight

departure

flyable

takeoff

getaway

lam

breakout

voyage

round trip

cruise

journey

trip

fly

overfly

flyby

overflight

escape

route

rout

trajectory

flight of stairs

flight of steps

Antonyms:

arrival

entry

reception

Derivations:

flighting

flightless

flighted

flighty

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Flight in Other Languages...

Spanish: Vuelo

German: Flug

French: Vol

Italian: Volo

Turkish: Uçma