FLIGHT

• (noun) the act of escaping physically

  "he made his escape from the mental hospital", "the canary escaped from its cage", "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

  synonyms : escape

• (noun) a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports

  "I took the noon flight to Chicago"

• (noun) an instance of traveling by air

  "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

  synonyms : flying

• (noun) a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

  synonyms : flight of stairs , flight of steps

• (noun) passing above and beyond ordinary bounds

  "a flight of fancy", "flights of rhetoric", "flights of imagination"

• (noun) an air force unit smaller than a squadron

• (noun) a formation of aircraft in flight

• (noun) a flock of flying birds

• (noun) the path followed by an object moving through space

  synonyms : trajectory

• (verb) decorate with feathers

  "fledge an arrow"

  synonyms : fledge

• (verb) fly in a flock

  "flighting wild geese"

• (verb) shoot a bird in flight

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