English to English noun
1 |
a formation of aircraft in flight | source: wordnet30
2 |
an instance of traveling by air | Example:
• flying was still an exciting adventure for him
source: wordnet30
3 |
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next | source: wordnet30
4 |
the act of escaping physically | Example:
• he made his escape from the mental hospital • the canary escaped from its cage • his flight was an indication of his guilt
source: wordnet30
5 |
an air force unit smaller than a squadron | source: wordnet30
6 |
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds | Example:
• a flight of fancy • flights of rhetoric • flights of imagination
source: wordnet30
7 |
the path followed by an object moving through space | source: wordnet30
8 |
a flock of flying birds | source: wordnet30
9 |
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports | Example:
• I took the noon flight to Chicago
source: wordnet30
10 |
The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. | source: webster1913 verb
11 |
shoot a bird in flight | source: wordnet30 Example:
• flighting wild geese
source: wordnet30
13 |
decorate with feathers | Example:
• fledge an arrow
source: wordnet30
|