flight

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: flight

1	n v	an instance of traveling by air shoot a bird in flight
2	n	the act of escaping physically
3	n	a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
4	v	decorate with feathers

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: flight

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting
the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft; blind flying, blind landing
using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.; ballooning
flying in a balloon; fly-by, flyover, flypast
a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground; glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring
the activity of flying a glider; maiden flight
the first flight of its kind; overflight
a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory); pass
a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; solo
a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied; sortie
(military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation); low level flight, terrain flight
flight at very low altitudes; hang gliding
gliding in a hang glider; paragliding, parasailing
gliding in a parasail; spin, tailspin
rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral

Types:: ballistic trajectory, ballistics
the trajectory of an object in free flight; gravity-assist
(spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field

Type of:: mechanical phenomenon
a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

“I took the noon flight to Chicago”

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; connecting flight
a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines); direct flight
a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft; domestic flight
a flight that begins and ends in the same country; international flight
a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another; nonstop, nonstop flight
a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; redeye, redeye flight
a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep

“flighting wild geese”

“his flight was an indication of his guilt”

Examples:: Hegira
the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year; Underground Railroad
secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; evasion
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver; break, breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak
an escape from jail; getaway, lam
a rapid escape (as by criminals); exodus, hegira, hejira
a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment; skedaddle
a hasty flight; eluding, elusion, slip
the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning); evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre
an action aimed at evading an opponent; dodge
a quick evasive movement

Type of:: running away
the act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

“a flight of fancy”

“flights of rhetoric”

“flights of imagination”

Type of:: staircase, stairway
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Type of:: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

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