- a formation of aircraft in flight
- an instance of traveling by air;
"flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- 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"
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds;
"a flight of fancy" "flights of rhetoric" "flights of imagination"
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- a flock of flying birds
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports;
"I took the noon flight to Chicago"