flight

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈflīt

plural flights

often attributive

: an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings

the flight of a bee

: the ability to fly

flight is natural to birds

: a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere

flight of an arrow

the flight of a rocket to the moon

: the distance covered in such a flight

: swift movement

: a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft

a transatlantic flight

b(1)

: a scheduled airplane trip

Our flight is at noon.

(2)

: the airplane that is making a trip

They boarded flight 109.

: a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together

a flight of geese

: a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test

At a meet, shot putters and discus throwers are often separated into flights.

Kristin Wolden Nitz

: a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group

Most of the 20 people attending the tasting were German wine collectors and they seemed almost always to prefer the most powerful wine in each flight.

James Suckling

The tour meets in the White Labs tasting room, where you will have to ignore the siren call of the beer flights and follow your guide to the actual labs.

Karla Peterson

: a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display

a flight of fancy

: a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another

Her apartment is four flights up.

: a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs

: a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron

flightless

ˈflīt-ləs

adjective

flight

2 of 3

verb

flighted; flighting; flights

transitive verb

: flush

intransitive verb

: to rise, settle, or fly in a flock

geese flighting on the marsh

flight

3 of 3

noun (2)

: an act or instance of running away

Kids Definition

flight 1 of 2

noun

ˈflīt

: an act of passing through the air by the use of wings

the flight of a bee

: a passing through the air or space

a balloon flight

the flight of a space shuttle

: a trip by an airplane or spacecraft

a flight to Chicago

a flight to Mars

: a group of similar things flying through the air together

a flight of ducks

: an extraordinary display

a flight of imagination

: a series of stairs from one level or floor to the next

flight

2 of 2

noun

: the act of running away

flights

noun

plural of flight

as in escapes

the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt

Synonyms & Similar Words

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escapes
getaways
routs
breaks
bunks
rescues
breakouts
redemptions
liberations
lams
slips
releases
salvations
deliverances
jailbreaks
near misses
close calls
close shaves

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

incarcerations
confinements
imprisonments
internments
captivities
holdings
detentions
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单词	flights
释义	flight 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈflīt plural flights often attributive 1 a : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings the flight of a bee b : the ability to fly flight is natural to birds 2 a : a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere flight of an arrow the flight of a rocket to the moon b : the distance covered in such a flight c : swift movement 3 a : a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft a transatlantic flight b(1) : a scheduled airplane trip Our flight is at noon. (2) : the airplane that is making a trip They boarded flight 109. 4 a : a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together a flight of geese b : a number of competitors (as in a sport) grouped together on the basis of demonstrated skill or ability or for purposes of elimination contests prior to a final test At a meet, shot putters and discus throwers are often separated into flights. Kristin Wolden Nitz c : a selection of alcoholic drinks (such as wines, beers, or whiskeys) for tasting as a group Most of the 20 people attending the tasting were German wine collectors and they seemed almost always to prefer the most powerful wine in each flight. James Suckling The tour meets in the White Labs tasting room, where you will have to ignore the siren call of the beer flights and follow your guide to the actual labs. Karla Peterson 5 : a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display a flight of fancy 6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another Her apartment is four flights up. b : a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs 7 : a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron flightless ˈflīt-ləs adjective flight 2 of 3 verb flighted; flighting; flights transitive verb : flush intransitive verb : to rise, settle, or fly in a flock geese flighting on the marsh flight 3 of 3 noun (2) : an act or instance of running away Synonyms Noun (1) flying Noun (2) break breakout bunk [British] escape getaway lam rout slip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English flyht; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English flēogan to fly Noun (2) Middle English fluht, fliht; akin to Old High German fluht flight, Old English flēon to flee First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1571, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 13th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing flight flight data recorder flight attendant fight-or-flight flight plan flight path flight line flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy flight lieutenant flight feather flight bag flight suit flight recorder flight pay flight surgeon flight-test take flight in-flight put (someone) to flight white flight flight deck flight engineer time-of-flight See More flight data recorder flight attendant fight-or-flight flight plan flight path flight line flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy flight lieutenant flight feather flight bag flight suit flight recorder flight pay flight surgeon flight-test take flight in-flight put (someone) to flight white flight flight deck flight engineer time-of-flight See More Kids Definition flight 1 of 2 noun ˈflīt 1 : an act of passing through the air by the use of wings the flight of a bee 2 : a passing through the air or space a balloon flight the flight of a space shuttle 3 : a trip by an airplane or spacecraft a flight to Chicago a flight to Mars 4 : a group of similar things flying through the air together a flight of ducks 5 : an extraordinary display a flight of imagination 6 : a series of stairs from one level or floor to the next flight 2 of 2 noun : the act of running away flights noun plural of flight as in escapes the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance escapes getaways routs breaks bunks rescues breakouts redemptions liberations lams slips releases salvations deliverances jailbreaks near misses close calls close shaves Antonyms & Near Antonyms incarcerations confinements imprisonments internments captivities holdings detentions immurements custodies risks hazards troubles holds perils retentions jeopardies imperilments endangerments See More
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flight

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Phrases Containing flight

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