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Noun flight has 9 senses
- flight - a formation of aircraft in flight
--1 is a kind of formation
- flight, flying - an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
--2 is a kind of air travel, aviation, air
--2 has particulars: | | acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying; blind flying, blind landing; ballooning; flyover, flypast; glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing; overflight; pass; solo; sortie; terrain flight, low level flight |
- flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
--3 is a kind of stairway, staircase, stairs, steps
- escape, flight - 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"
--4 is a kind of running away
--4 has particulars: | | evasion; break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking; getaway, lam; exodus, hegira, hejira; Hegira, Hejira; Underground Railroad, Underground Railway |
- flight - an air force unit smaller than a squadron
--5 is a kind of air unit
- flight - passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
--6 is a kind of creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
- trajectory, flight - the path followed by an object moving through space
--7 is a kind of mechanical phenomenon
--7 has particulars: ballistics, ballistic trajectory; gravity-assist
- flight - a flock of flying birds
--8 is a kind of flock
- flight - a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
--9 is a kind of trip
--9 has particulars:
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