flight

flight · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action or process of flying through the air.

  2. 2.

    A journey made by air, especially in an aircraft.

  3. 3.

    The act of fleeing or running away.

  4. 4.

    A series of steps between floors or landings.

  5. 5.

    A group of birds or aircraft flying together.

Forms

plural: flights

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    flight of fancy — an imaginative but impractical idea
  • •
    in flight — while flying
  • •
    fight or flight — the instinctive response to threat
  • •
    take flight — to begin flying; to flee

Related words

See also: airplane, escape, flights, fly
Synonyms: escape, journey, trip

Etymology

From Old English flyht ("act of flying"), from fleogan ("to fly"), from Proto-Germanic fluhtiz.