Definition of: flight

(flīt) noun
1. The act, process, or power of flying; swift movement of any kind. ♦ Collateral adjective: volar.
2. The distance traveled, as by a projectile.
3. A group or flock flying through the air together.
4. The art of traveling through the air in aircraft.
5. A single trip of an airplane.
6. In the U.S. Air Force, a tactical unit of two or more aircraft.
7. A soaring and sustained effort or utterance.
8. An ascent or continuous series (of stairs or steps).
9. A light, slender arrow for shooting at long distances: also flight arrow.
10. In angling, a device for whirling the bait rapidly.
11. The act of fleeing or escaping. See synonyms under CAREER.
—to put to flight To cause to flee or run; defeat decisively; rout.
—v.i. Obs. To migrate or move in flights, as birds. [OE flyht]
—flight′·less adjective