"flight" meaning in English

See flight in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /flaɪt/ Audio: en-us-flight.ogg [US], en-au-flight.ogg [Australia] Forms: flight [singular], flights [plural]
enPR: flīt Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Flight is the act of flying: moving through the air using wings.
    Sense id: simple-flight-en-noun-npMhKQrt
  2. A flight is a trip on an airplane.
    Sense id: simple-flight-en-noun-UATvqS1L
  3. Flight is the act of running away and hiding.
    Sense id: simple-flight-en-noun-q-ig-34Q
  4. A flight is an air force unit.
    Sense id: simple-flight-en-noun-BTE0Df81
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