Flight Definition
flīt
flights
noun
flights
The motion of an object in or through a medium, especially through the earth's atmosphere or through space.
American Heritage
An instance of such motion.
American Heritage
The act, manner, or power of flying or moving through space.
Webster's New World
The distance covered or that can be covered at one time by an airplane, bird, projectile, etc.
Webster's New World
A military flight formation.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To fly in numbers.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
idiom
take flight
- to take wing, take off, etc.; become airborne and fly
Webster's New World
put to flight
- to force to flee
Webster's New World
take (to) flight
- to run away; flee
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Flight
Noun
Singular:
flight
Plural:
flightsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Flight
- take flight
- put to flight
- take (to) flight
Origin of Flight
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From Middle English, from Old English flyht, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiz. Cognate with Dutch vlucht and German Flucht.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English flyht pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Old English flyht pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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