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flight
n. flying; aviation; trip on an airplane; set of stairs; escape, running away; group (of birds, planes, etc.); passage of time


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Flight
Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the air by aerodynamically generating lift or aerostatically using buoyancy, or movement beyond earth's atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight.
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flight
Noun
1. a formation of aircraft in flight
(hypernym) formation
2. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
(synonym) flying
(hypernym) air travel, aviation, air
(hyponym) acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying
3. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
(synonym) flight of stairs, flight of steps
(hypernym) stairway, staircase, stairs, steps
4. 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"
(synonym) escape
(hypernym) running away
(hyponym) evasion
(derivation) flee, fly, take flight
5. an air force unit smaller than a squadron
(hypernym) air unit
6. passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
(hypernym) creativity, creativeness, creative thinking
7. the path followed by an object moving through space
(synonym) trajectory
(hypernym) mechanical phenomenon
(hyponym) ballistics, ballistic trajectory
8. a flock of flying birds
(hypernym) flock
9. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
(hypernym) trip
(hyponym) connecting flight
Verb
1. shoot a bird in flight
(hypernym) shoot, pip
(derivation) flying
2. fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
(hypernym) fly, wing
3. decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"
(synonym) fledge
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify


The Lectric Law Library DictionaryDownload this dictionary
FLIGHT
The evading the course of justice by someone voluntarily withdrawing themself. A leaving or self-concealment to avoid arrest or prosecution. It often differ from escape in that it usually occurs prior to being taken into custody.

Courtesy of the 'Lectric Law Library.
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Flight
To dream of flight, signifies disgrace and unpleasant news of the absent.

For a young woman to dream of flight, indicates that she has not kept her character above reproach, and her lover will throw her aside.

To see anything fleeing from you, denotes that you will be victorious in any contention.
  

Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project

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