n.
Pronunciation: ' fl ī t
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English flyht; akin to Middle Dutch vlucht flight, Old English fl ē ogan to fly
Date: before 12th century
1 a : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings <the flight of a bee> b : the ability to fly < flight is natural to birds>
2 a : a passing through the air or through space outside the earth's atmosphere < flight of an arrow> < flight of a rocket to the moon> b : the distance covered in such a flight c : swift movement
3 a : a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft b : a scheduled airplane trip
4 : a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together
5 : a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display <a flight of fancy>
6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another b : a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs
7 : a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron
– flight · less \ -l ə s \ adjective