FLIGHT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English flyht ‘action or manner of flying’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlucht and fly. This was probably merged in Middle English with an unrecorded Old English word related to German Flucht and to flee, which is represented by sense 3 of the noun

the action or process of flying through the air

action or process of flying

• an eagle in flight
• the history of space flight

a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating

large group of birds or insects in air

• flights of whooper swans

the action of fleeing

action of fleeing

• the enemy were now in flight
• a headlong flight from reality

a series of steps between floors or levels

series of steps

• I climbed the three flights of stairs which led to his office

a selection of small portions of a particular type of food or drink (especially alcohol) intended to be tasted together for the purpose of comparison

selection of small portions of particular type of food or drink

• I had a flight of four ales and liked them all

an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process

far-fetched idea

• his research assistant was prone to flights of fancy

the tail of a dart.

tail of dart

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace

deliver ball with good trajectory

• he flighted a free kick into the box

provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes

provide arrow etc. with feathers or vanes

• shafts of wood flighted with a handful of feathers

shoot (wildfowl) in flight

shoot wildfowl in flight

• duck and geese flighting