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shoot a bird in flight

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

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

an air force unit smaller than a squadron

a formation of aircraft in flight

a flock of flying birds

decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"

fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"

shoot a bird in flight

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

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

an air force unit smaller than a squadron

a formation of aircraft in flight

a flock of flying birds

fly in a flock, as of wild geese

The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure.

A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows.

A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft.

The husk or glume of oats.

Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soaing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure.

A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows.

A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft.

The husk or glume of oats.

Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soaing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

The act, process, manner, or power of flying; hasty departure; birds flying together; a soaring forth; the ascent of an airplane; a distance traveled by an airplane; the distance traveled by a projectile; a shower or volley; a series of steps.

A passing through the air; a soaring; excursion; a sally; a series of steps; a flock of birds flying together; the birds produced in the same season; a volley or shower; act of fleeing; hasty removal.

Act of flying; sally; flock of birds flying; volley of arrows; act of fleeing; hasty departure.

The act, process, or power of flying or of fleeing; swift movement; the distance traveled, as by a projectile.

A flock or swarm of flying creatures.

A lofty and sustained effort.

An ascent or series, as of stairs.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] Act of fleeing; hasty departure; escape;—the act of flying; mode or style of flying;—a number of beings or things passing through the air together; a flock of birds;—a discharge or volley, as of arrows;—a mounting; a soaring; lofty elevation, as of imagination;—extravagant range, as of folly;—display or caprice, as of temper;—periodical migration of birds;—the birds produced in one season;—a reach of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

The act of flying or running from danger; the act of using wings; removal from place to place by means of wings; a flock of birds flying together; the birds produced in the same season, as the harvest Flight of pigeons; a volley, a shower; the space past by flying; heat of imagination, sally of the soul.