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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
flight
n 1: a formation of aircraft in flight
2: an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an
exciting adventure for him" [syn: flight, flying]
3: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and
the next [syn: flight, flight of stairs, flight of
steps]
4: the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the
mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his
flight was an indication of his guilt" [syn: escape,
flight]
5: an air force unit smaller than a squadron
6: passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of
fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
7: the path followed by an object moving through space [syn:
trajectory, flight]
8: a flock of flying birds
9: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I
took the noon flight to Chicago"
v 1: shoot a bird in flight
2: fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
3: decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: fledge,
flight]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Flight \Flight\ (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr.
fle['o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle['o]n to flee,
G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt,
D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See
Flee, Fly.]
1. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help
of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.
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Like the night owl's lazy flight. --Shak.
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2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape
danger or expected evil; hasty departure.
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Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
--Matt. xxiv.
20.
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Fain by flight to save themselves. --Shak.
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3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as,
a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.
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Could he have kept his spirit to that flight,
He had been happy. --Byron.
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His highest flights were indeed far below those of
Taylor. --Macaulay.
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4. A number of beings or things passing through the air
together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company;
the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced
in one season; as, a flight of arrows. --Swift.
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Swift flights of angels ministrant. --Milton.
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Like a flight of fowl
Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. --Shak.
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5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.
--Parker.
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6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of
shooting with it. See Shaft. [Obs.]
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Challenged Cupid at the flight. --Shak.
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Not a flight drawn home
E'er made that haste that they have. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
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8. a trip made by or in a flying vehicle, as an airplane,
spacecraft, or aeronautical balloon.
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9. A scheduled flight[8] on a commercial airline; as, the
next flight leaves at 8 o'clock.
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Flight feathers (Zool.), the wing feathers of a bird,
including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See
Bird.
To put to flight, To turn to flight, to compel to run
away; to force to flee; to rout.
to take a flight[9], to make a trip in an airplane,
especially a scheduled flight[9].
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Syn: Pair; set. See Pair.
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3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
FLIGHT, crim. law. The evading the course of justice, by a man's voluntarily
withdrawing himself. 4 Bl. Com. 387. Vide Fugitive from justice.
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Thesaurus Results for Flight:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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