Overview of noun flight

The noun flight has 9 senses

• flight -- (a formation of aircraft in flight)


• flight, flying -- (an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")


• flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps -- (a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next)


• escape, flight -- (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")


• flight -- (an air force unit smaller than a squadron)


• flight -- (passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination")


• trajectory, flight -- (the path followed by an object moving through space)


• flight -- (a flock of flying birds)


• flight -- (a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago")

Overview of verb flight

The verb flight has 3 senses

• flight -- (shoot a bird in flight)


• flight -- (fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese")


• fledge, flight -- (decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow")