Flight | Mean of flight in English Dictionary

/ˈflaɪt/

• Noun
• the act of flying
1. the flight of a bee
2. a bird in flight [=a bird that is flying]
• the act of moving through the air or through outer space
1. the flight of a bullet/baseball
2. the flight of a rocket to the moon
• the act of running away in order to escape from danger
1. the flight of refugees

• a journey on an airplane
1. an overnight flight
2. a transatlantic flight
3. a direct/nonstop flight
• the airplane that is making a journey
1. Our flight leaves at noon.
2. They boarded Flight 101.
• a group of similar birds, airplanes, etc., that are flying through the air together
1. a flight of geese
• a series of stairs going from one level or floor to another
1. Her apartment is five flights up.
2. He fell down a flight of stairs.
• an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical
1. The book is filled with flights of fancy about the future of the computer industry.
• to cause (someone) to leave or run away
1. The rebels were put to flight by the advancing army.
• to leave or run away from danger
1. Fearing arrest, they took flight and hid in the mountains.
• to begin flying
1. The bird took flight [=took wing] when we tried to approach it.
• to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth
1. The idea really took flight [=took off] and soon it seemed everyone was copying it.