What does flight mean?

flight means "a formation of aircraft in flight". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flight?

flight has 1 syllable: flight. In IPA it is /ˈflaɪt/.

What is another word for flight?

Close synonyms include flying, flight of stairs, flight of steps, escape, trajectory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flight a common word?

flight is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with flight?

1 word rhymes with flight. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

flight — meaning, pronunciation and 12 definitions

noun

9 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a formation of aircraft in flight
Broaderformation
2.
an instance of traveling by air
“flying was still an exciting adventure for him”
Synonymsflying
Broaderair travel
Narroweracrobatics blind flying ballooning flyover glide maiden flight overflight pass solo sortie
3.
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
Synonymsflight of stairs flight of steps
Broaderstairway
4.
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”
Synonymsescape
Broaderrunning away
Narrowerevasion break getaway exodus Hegira skedaddle Underground Railroad
5.
an air force unit smaller than a squadron
Broaderair unit
6.
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
“a flight of fancy”
“flights of rhetoric”
“flights of imagination”
Broadercreativity
7.
the path followed by an object moving through space
Synonymstrajectory
Broadermechanical phenomenon
Narrowerballistics gravity-assist
8.
a flock of flying birds
Broaderflock
9.
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
“I took the noon flight to Chicago”
Broadertrip
Narrowerconnecting flight direct flight domestic flight international flight nonstop flight redeye

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
shoot a bird in flight
Broadershoot
2.
fly in a flock
“flighting wild geese”
Broaderfly
3.
decorate with feathers
“fledge an arrow”
Synonymsfledge
Broaderdecorate

Other forms of flight

plural: flights·
past tense: flighted·
present participle: flighting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about flight

What does flight mean?: flight means "a formation of aircraft in flight". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in flight?: flight has 1 syllable: flight. In IPA it is /ˈflaɪt/.
What is another word for flight?: Close synonyms include flying, flight of stairs, flight of steps, escape, trajectory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is flight a common word?: flight is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with flight?: 1 word rhymes with flight. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for flight come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

9 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a formation of aircraft in flight
Broaderformation
2.
an instance of traveling by air
“flying was still an exciting adventure for him”
Synonymsflying
Broaderair travel
Narroweracrobatics blind flying ballooning flyover glide maiden flight overflight pass solo sortie
3.
a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
Synonymsflight of stairs flight of steps
Broaderstairway
4.
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”
Synonymsescape
Broaderrunning away
Narrowerevasion break getaway exodus Hegira skedaddle Underground Railroad
5.
an air force unit smaller than a squadron
Broaderair unit
6.
passing above and beyond ordinary bounds
“a flight of fancy”
“flights of rhetoric”
“flights of imagination”
Broadercreativity
7.
the path followed by an object moving through space
Synonymstrajectory
Broadermechanical phenomenon
Narrowerballistics gravity-assist
8.
a flock of flying birds
Broaderflock
9.
a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports
“I took the noon flight to Chicago”
Broadertrip
Narrowerconnecting flight direct flight domestic flight international flight nonstop flight redeye

verb

3 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
shoot a bird in flight
Broadershoot
2.
fly in a flock
“flighting wild geese”
Broaderfly
3.
decorate with feathers
“fledge an arrow”
Synonymsfledge
Broaderdecorate

Other forms of flight

plural: flights·
past tense: flighted·
present participle: flighting·

Questions about flight

What does flight mean?: flight means "a formation of aircraft in flight". That is the primary sense; the word has 12 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in flight?: flight has 1 syllable: flight. In IPA it is /ˈflaɪt/.
What is another word for flight?: Close synonyms include flying, flight of stairs, flight of steps, escape, trajectory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is flight a common word?: flight is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with flight?: 1 word rhymes with flight. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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