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flight
I. \ˈflīt, usu -īd.+V\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flyht; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English flēogan to fly — more at fly
1.
a. : the act or mode of passing through the air by the use of wings
< the flight of a bee >
< the flight of bats >
b. : ability to fly
< flight is natural to birds >
c. : the extent of a flight
< a flight of many hours >
< a flight of 100 miles >
sometimes : an instance of the flying of a hawk or falcon in pursuit of game
2.
a. : a passing or mode of passing through the air analogous (as in duration or distance) to that of a winged creature : a journey or voyage through the air
< the flight of a balloon >
< an arrow's swift flight >
also : a passing through space beyond the earth's atmosphere
< flight of a rocket >
b. : a swift passage (as of time)
3.
a. obsolete : a bird's wing
b. : flight feather — usually used in plural
4. : a scheduled trip of an airplane
< on a 9 o'clock flight to St. Louis >
5. : a member of similar beings or things passing through or capable of passing through the air together: as
a.
(1) : a flock of birds especially when flying or migrating together; broadly : the birds engaging in a particular migration
< the spring flight of geese on the eastern flyway was unusually large >
(2) : the young birds produced by a nesting colony in one season especially when about to fledge or newly fledged
b. : a swarm of insects
c. : a volley of arrows or other missiles
< loosed a swift flight of arrows >
d. : a group of angels
e. : 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
f.
(1) : a flight formation usually made up of at least four airplanes; also : a larger formation made up of two or more such formations
(2) : a parade formation made up of two or more squads
6. : an act or instance of passing above or beyond ordinary bounds : a mounting or soaring especially of mind or spirit
< flights of fancy >
< soaring flights of intellect >
7.
a.
(1) : a continuous series of stairs from one landing to the next
(2) : one or more of such series making the whole ascent from one floor to another
(3) : floor, story
b. : a series (as of canal locks, terraces, or hurdles) resembling a flight of stairs
8. : the tail of the clapper of a bell
9. : the range of an arrow
10. : a vane or flat plate on an endless belt or chain in a conveyor or elevator
11.
a. : flyboat
b. : a sudden sharp rise in the lines of a vessel or any of its parts
12. : a pen or cage large enough for birds to fly freely in
13. cricket : ability to flight
II. adjective
obsolete : fleet
III. \ˈflīt, usu -īd.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
1. of birds, especially waterfowl : to rise from or settle on resting or feeding grounds in a flock
< every evening the geese flight on the marsh >
2. of birds : to fly in flocks (as in migrating)
< hundreds of starlings flighted toward the town >
transitive verb
1. : to cause (waterfowl) to fly up from resting or feeding grounds or to shoot (waterfowl) while rising from such places
2. : to put feathers on (an arrow) : fletch
3. : to impart to (a cricket ball) a trajectory intended to make difficult a batsman's judgment of length
IV. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, fluht, fliht; akin to Old Frisian flecht flight (act of fleeing), Old Saxon & Old High German fluht, Old Norse flōtti, Gothic thlauhs; derivatives from the root of Old English flēon to flee — more at flee
1.
a. : an act or instance of running away (as to escape danger)
< fain by flight to save themselves — Shakespeare >
< his flight was not discovered until the next day >
b. : withdrawal or sudden transfer of capital (as from an enterprise or from one currency to another) to avoid risk or loss
< the flight of capital that results from an unstable currency >
2. : means of escape
V. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to put to flight : rout
2. archaic : frighten
VI. noun
: a selection of wines for tasting as a group
< wines are tasted blind and organized into flights by style and region — Jeff Morgan > |