Flight Definition–noun | 1. | the act, manner, or power of flying. |
| 2. | the distance covered or the course taken by a flying object: a 500-mile flight; the flight of the ball. |
| 3. | a trip by an airplane, glider, etc. |
| 4. | a scheduled trip on an airline: a 5 o'clock flight. |
| 5. | a number of beings or things flying or passing through the air together: a flight of geese. |
| 6. | the basic tactical unit of military air forces, consisting of two or more aircraft. |
| 7. | the act, principles, or technique of flying an airplane: flight training. |
| 8. | a journey into or through outer space: a rocket flight. |
| 9. | swift movement, transition, or progression: the flight of time. |
| 10. | a soaring above or transcending ordinary bounds: a flight of fancy. |
| 11. | a series of steps between one floor or landing of a building and the next. |
| 12. | Archery.
| b. | the distance such an arrow travels when shot. |
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–verb (used without object) | 13. | (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks. |
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