flight

Definitions

• The act of flying.
• An instance of flying.
• The act of fleeing.
• (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
• A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
• A series of stairs between landings.
• A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
• A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
• The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
• A paper plane.
• (cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
• The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
• An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
• An air force unit.
• 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.
• (engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.