FLIGHT


Meaning of FLIGHT in English

flight 1

/fluyt/ , n.

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.

a. See flight arrow .

b. the distance such an arrow travels when shot.

v.i.

13. (of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE flyht; c. D vlucht; akin to FLY 1 ]

Syn. 5. flock. 9. rush, dash, fleetingness.

flight 2

/fluyt/ , n.

1. an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.

2. put to flight , to force to flee or run away; rout: She succeeded in putting the intruder to flight.

3. take flight , to retreat; run away; flee: The wild animals took flight before the onrushing fire. Also, take to flight .

[ 1150-1200; ME; c. G Flucht; akin to FLEE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .