| flight | |
| 1. n. The act of flying. | |
| Birds are capable of flight. | |
| 2. n. An instance of flying. | |
| The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa. | |
| 3. n. (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows. | |
| a flight of swallows | |
| 4. n. A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance. | |
| The flight to Paris leaves at 7 o'clock tonight. | |
| Where is the departure gate for flight 747? / Go straight down and to the right. | |
| 5. n. A series of stairs between landings. | |
| 6. n. A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators. | |
| How many flights is it up? | |
| 7. n. A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path. | |
| 8. n. A paper plane. | |
| 9. n. (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift. | |
| 10. n. The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile. | |
| 11. n. An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory. | |
| 12. n. An air force unit. | |
| 13. n. Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples. | |
| 14. n. (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw. | |
| 15. adj. (obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet. | |
| 16. v. (cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual. | |
| 17. v. (sports) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual. | |
| 18. n. The act of fleeing. | |
| take flight | |
| the flight of a refugee | |
