flight
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
flights
plural
flights
Britannica Dictionary definition of FLIGHT
1
[noncount]
a
:
the act of flying
:
the act of moving through the air by the use of wings
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the flight of a bee
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a bird in flight [=a bird that is flying]
b
:
the act of moving through the air or through outer space
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the flight of a bullet/baseball
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the flight of a rocket to the moon
2
[count, noncount]
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the act of running away in order to escape from danger
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the flight of refugees
3
[count]
a
:
a journey on an airplane
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an overnight flight
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a transatlantic flight
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a direct/nonstop flight
b
:
the airplane that is making a journey
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Our flight leaves at noon.
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They boarded Flight 101.
4
[count]
:
a group of similar birds, airplanes, etc., that are flying through the air together
5
[count]
:
a series of stairs going from one level or floor to another
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Her apartment is five flights up.
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He fell down a flight of stairs.
flight of fancy
also flight of imagination/fantasy
:
an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical
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The book is filled with flights of fancy about the future of the computer industry.
put (someone) to flight
formal + old-fashioned
:
to cause (someone) to leave or run away
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The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army.
take flight
1
:
to leave or run away from danger
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Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.
2
US
:
to begin flying
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The bird took flight [=took wing] when we tried to approach it.
3
US
:
to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth
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The idea really took flight [=took off] and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.
