noun
- A formation of aircraft in flight.
- An instance of traveling by air.
- usage: "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
- synonyms: flying
- A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next.
- synonyms: flight of stairs, flight of steps
- The act of escaping physically.
- usage: "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
- synonyms: escape
- An air force unit smaller than a squadron.
- Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds.
- usage: "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
- The path followed by an object moving through space.
- synonyms: trajectory
- A flock of flying birds.
- A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports.
- usage: "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
verb
- Shoot a bird in flight.
- Fly in a flock.
- usage: "flighting wild geese"
- Decorate with feathers.
- usage: "fledge an arrow"
- synonyms: fledge
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