flight
a formation of aircraft in flight
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,645 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,071 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- an instance of traveling by air also: flying flying was still an exciting adventure for him
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next also: flight of stairs, flight of steps
- the act of escaping physically also: escape he made his escape from the mental hospitalthe canary escaped from its cage
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds a flight of fancyflights of rhetoric
flight in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Wise Men of the East V. The Flight into Egypt VI.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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One after another, M. Favoral had seen nearly every one he knew take flight.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Then the flock took flight with much screaming, but one fell dead, and the cloak fluttered down.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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But if that were the case, how could any combination of obstacles have hindered the flight of a man like Ethan Frome?
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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They went down the broad flight of ancient stone steps which led to the tennis-court, lying in full view below the lawn.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1