Look up: Flight

1. flight
   [n] - a flock of flying birds 2. [n] - a formation of aircraft in flight 3. [n] - an air force unit smaller than a squadron 4. [n] - passing above and beyond ordinary bounds 5. [n] - a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next 6. [n] - an instance o...
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2. flight
   (Learning Modules / Mathematics / Gravity) Motion through the air generating sufficient lift force to counteract the weight of the flying object - used also to refer to motion through space.
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3. Flight
   (a) The act of flying.
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4. flight
   the movement of an object through the atmosphere or through space, sustained by aerodynamic, aerostatics, or reaction forces, or by orbital speed; especially, the movement of a man-operated or man-controlled device, such as a rocket, a space probe, a space vehicle, or an aircraft Category: Physic...
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5. Flight
   Flight (flīt) noun [ Anglo-Saxon fliht , flyht , a flying, from fleógan to fly; confer flyht a fleeing, from fleón to flee, German flucht a fleeing, Swedish flykt , German flug a flying...
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6. flight
   1. The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. 'Like the night owl's lazy flight.' (Shak) ... 2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure. 'Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.' (Mat...
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7. flight
   flying noun an instance of traveling by air; `flying was still an exciting adventure for him`
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8. flight
   flight of stairs noun a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
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9. flight
   noun passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; `a flight of fancy`; `flights of rhetoric`; `flights of imagination`
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10. flight
    noun an air force unit smaller than a squadron
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11. flight
    verb fly in a flock; `flighting wild geese`
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12. flight
    verb shoot a bird in flight
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13. Flight
    • (n.) A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft. • (n.) The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. • (n.) A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a fl...
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14. flight
    in animals, locomotion of either of two basic types—powered, or true, flight and gliding. Winged (true) flight is found only in insects (most ... [2 related articles]
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15. Flight
    The metal strap or crossbar attached to the drag chain-and-flight conveyor.
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16. flight
    
    • an instance of traveling by air
    • a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    • the act of escaping physically
    • an air force unit smaller than a squadron
    • passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
    • the path followed by an object moving through space
    • a flock of flying birds
    • a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
    
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17. Flight
    A given mailing, particularly where multiple drops are to be made on different days to reduce the number arriving at one company at one time.
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18. flight
    flight, sustained, self-powered motion through the air, as accomplished by an animal, aircraft, or rocket.Sections in this article:IntroductionAnimal FlightAircraft and Rocket FlightBibliography
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19. Flight
    The evading the course of justice by someone voluntarily withdrawing themself. A leaving or self-concealment to avoid arrest or prosecution. It often differ from escape in that it usually occurs prior to being taken into custody.
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20. Flight
    (n) Flight is the immediate vacating, leaving of the place of residence or stay, without information, to avoid certain happening which would have occurred to him if he continue to stay there or at a locatable place.
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21. Flight
    Flight is the collective noun for a group of dunlins.
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22. flight
    Click images to enlargeMethod of transport in which aircraft carry people and goods through the air. People first took to the air in balloons in 1783 and began powered flight in 1852 in airships, but the history of flying, both for civilian and military use, is dominated by the aeroplane. The earliest planes were designed...
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23. flight
    In tournament play, the division of players with players of equal ability being placed in the same flight. Sixteen is usually the number of players in a flight however any number of players may be placed in a flight.
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24. Flight
    It is a term which is used for division of golfer's during a golf tournament. A flight or a division comprises golfers with more or less similar golf skills. It also refers to the trajectory of a golf ball which has been struck and is in mid air.
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25. Flight
    A ball is in flight when travelling through the air.
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