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flight

n. the height required for a vault : 1 m above the horse

flight

n. passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"

flight

n. an air force unit smaller than a squadron

flight

n. a flock of flying birds

flight

n. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"

trajectory, flight

n. the path followed by an object moving through space

escape, flight

n. the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

flight, flying

n. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps

n. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

flight

v. shoot a bird in flight

flight

v. fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"

fledge, flight

v. decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"

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passage, transit

n. a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"

voyage

n. a journey to some distant place

cruise, sail

n. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

junket

n. a trip taken by an official at public expense

circuit, orbit

n. (rotation)

rescue, deliverance, delivery, saving

n. recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

retreat

n. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

aeronautics, astronautics

n. the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

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