flight

flight [ flaıt ] noun ***

▸ 1 moving through air

▸ 2 trip through air/space

▸ 3 (bird) movement in air

▸ 4 an attempt to escape

▸ 5 set of stairs

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) uncount the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the air:

What was the direction of flight when the plane crashed?

the evolutionary advantages of developing flight

in flight: Swallows have a very distinctive shape in flight.

2. ) count a trip through air or space in a vehicle such as an airplane:

My flight has been delayed.

flight to/from: The flight from New York to London took about 5 hours.

on a flight: I need to be on the next flight out of here.

a ) only before noun belonging to or connected with a flight:

the airline's flight schedule

a flight ban after midnight

3. ) count a movement through the air by a bird or object:

Pigeons make flights of over 10,000 miles.

Several factors control the ball's flight.

a ) LITERARY a group of birds flying together:

We saw a flight of geese heading south.

4. ) count or uncount the act of running away or trying to escape from someone or something:

The refugees made a desperate flight to freedom.

a ) take flight to run away or try to escape:

Suddenly the herd of antelope took flight.

b ) put someone to flight to make someone run away or try to escape:

The advancing army put the rebels to flight.

5. ) count a set of stairs going from one level to another:

The restrooms are two flights up.

flight of stairs/steps: A flight of stone steps leads down to the courtyard.

flight of fancy/imagination

an idea that is unusual and exciting or fun, but silly or not practical