A Quick and Simple Dictionary

flight

1. Noun.  The act of flying.
2. Noun.  An instance of flying.
3. Noun.  A collective term for doves or swallows.
4. Noun.  A journey made by an aircraft, eg a balloon, plane or space shuttle, particularly one between two airports, which needs to be reserved in advance.
5. Noun.  The act of fleeing. (''Flight'' is the noun which corresponds to the verb ''flee''.).
6. Noun.  A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings.
7. Noun.  A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
8. Noun.  A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
9. Noun.  A paper plane.
10. Noun.  (cricket) : The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
11. Noun.  The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
12. Noun.  An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
13. Noun.  Act of fleeing of a refugee or a fugitive.
14. Noun.  An air force unit.
15. Noun.  Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
16. Noun.  (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
17. Adjective.  (obsolete) Fast, swift.