ENGLISH: flight - CREOLE: vòl



Overview of noun flight



The noun flight has 9 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)



1. (6) flight -- (a formation of aircraft in flight)

2. (6) flight, flying -- (an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him")

3. (5) flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps -- (a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next)

4. (5) escape, flight -- (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")

5. (3) flight -- (an air force unit smaller than a squadron)

6. (1) flight -- (passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination")

7. trajectory, flight -- (the path followed by an object moving through space)

8. flight -- (a flock of flying birds)

9. flight -- (a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago")



Overview of verb flight



The verb flight has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. flight -- (shoot a bird in flight)

2. flight -- (fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese")

3. fledge, flight -- (decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow")

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