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Flight

/flaɪt/

The act of flying.

📖 Definitions of "Flight"

noun
  1. 1

    The act of flying.

    "Most birds are capable of flight."

  2. 2

    An instance of flying.

    "The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa."

  3. 3

    The act of fleeing.

  4. 4

    (collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.

    "a flight of swallows"

verb
  1. 1

    (of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.

  2. 2

    (by extension) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.

adjective
  1. 1

    Fast, swift, fleet.

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