| NOUN | group | flight | a formation of aircraft in flight |
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| act | flight, flying | an instance of traveling by air | |
| artifact | flight, flight of stairs, flight of steps | a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next | |
| act | flight, escape | the act of escaping physically | |
| group | flight | an air force unit smaller than a squadron | |
| cognition | flight | passing above and beyond ordinary bounds | |
| phenomenon | flight, trajectory | the path followed by an object moving through space | |
| group | flight | a flock of flying birds | |
| act | flight | a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports | |
| VERB | social | flight | shoot a bird in flight |
| motion | flight | fly in a flock | |
| creation | flight, fledge | decorate with feathers |
| Sounds | flay't | |
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| Rhymes | acolyte ... write: 181 rhymes with ayt... | |
| Meaning | A formation of aircraft in flight. | |
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| Broader | formation | An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit |
| Spanish | escuadrilla | |
| Meaning | A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next. | |
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| Synonyms | flight of stairs, flight of steps | |
| Broader | stairway, staircase | A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps |
| Spanish | tramo | |
| Meaning | The act of escaping physically. | |
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| Example | "his flight was an indication of his guilt" | |
| Synonym | escape | |
| Instances | Hegira, Hejira | The flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era |
| Underground Railroad, Underground Railway | Secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War | |
| Narrower | break, breakout, jailbreak, gaolbreak, prisonbreak, prison-breaking | An escape from jail |
| evasion | The act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver | |
| exodus, hegira, hejira | A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment | |
| getaway, lam | A rapid escape (as by criminals) | |
| skedaddle | A hasty flight | |
| Broader | running away | The act of leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be |
| Spanish | escapada, escape, fuga, huida | |
| Catalan | escapada, escapament, fuga, fugida | |
| Verbs | flee | run away quickly |
| Meaning | An air force unit smaller than a squadron. | |
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| Broader | air unit | A military unit that is part of the airforce |
| Meaning | Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds. | |
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| Broader | creativity, creativeness, creative thinking | The ability to create |
| Meaning | The path followed by an object moving through space. | |
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| Synonym | trajectory | |
| Narrower | ballistics, ballistic trajectory | The trajectory of an object in free flight |
| gravity-assist | (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field | |
| Broader | mechanical phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion / motion of objects |
| Spanish | trayectoria | |
| Catalan | trajectòria | |
| Meaning | A flock of flying birds. | |
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| Broader | flock | A group of birds |
| Spanish | bandada, vuelo | |
| Catalan | vol | |
| Verbs | flight | fly in a flock |
| Meaning | A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports. | |
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| Example | "I took the noon flight to Chicago" | |
| Narrower | connecting flight | A flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines) |
| direct flight | A flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft | |
| domestic flight | A flight that begins and ends in the same country | |
| international flight | A flight that takes off in one country and lands in another | |
| nonstop flight, nonstop | A flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination | |
| redeye, redeye flight | A night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep / sleep | |
| Broader | trip | A journey for some purpose (usually including the return) |
| Spanish | vuelo | |
| Catalan | vol | |
| Meaning | Shoot a bird in flight. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | shoot, pip | kill by firing a missile |
| Nouns | flight | an instance of traveling by air |
| Meaning | fly in a flock. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "flighting wild geese" | |
| Broader | fly, wing | Travel through the air |
| Spanish | volar en bandada | |
| Nouns | flight | an instance of traveling by air |
| flight | a flock of flying birds | |
| Meaning | decorate with feathers. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | fledge | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Spanish | emplumecer, volar en bandadas | |
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