noun
    
    plural flights
    
    [noncount] the act of flying :the act of moving through the air by the use of wings
    
    
    
    
    
    the act of moving through the air or through outer space
    
    
    
    
    
    [count, noncount] :the act of running away in order to escape from danger
    
    
    
    [count] a journey on an airplane
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    the airplane that is making a journey
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a group of similar birds, airplanes, etc., that are flying through the air together
    
    
    
    [count] :a series of stairs going from one level or floor to another
    
    
    
    
    
    flight of fancy
    
    also flight of imagination/fantasy
    
    an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical
    
    
    
    put (someone) to flight
    
    formal + old-fashioned :to cause (someone) to leave or run away
    
    
    
    take flight
    
    to leave or run away from danger
    
    
    
    US :to begin flying
    
    
    
    US :to begin a period of rapid activity, development, or growth