flight

Nouns

  • (n) a formation of aircraft in flight
  • (n) an instance of traveling by air
    • flying was still an exciting adventure for him
    flying,
  • (n) a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next flight of stairs, flight of steps,
  • (n) 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
    escape,
  • (n) an air force unit smaller than a squadron
  • (n) passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
    • a flight of fancy
    • flights of rhetoric
    • flights of imagination
  • (n) the path followed by an object moving through space trajectory,
  • (n) a flock of flying birds
  • (n) a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
    • I took the noon flight to Chicago

Verbs

  • (v) shoot a bird in flight
  • (v) fly in a flock
    • flighting wild geese
  • (v) decorate with feathers
    • fledge an arrow
    fledge,

Synonyms

flying flight of stairs flight of steps fledge escape trajectory

Words of close approximity

flight attendant flight control flight deck flighted flight engineer flight feather flight indicator flightiness flightless flightless bird flight line flight maneuver flight of stairs flight of steps flight path flight simulator flight strip flight surgeon flighty