Flight

1. The act of flying. Birds are capable of flight.
2. An instance of flying. The bird's flight took them to Alaska.
4. A collective term for doves or swallows. A large flight of starlings landed in the big tree.
5. A journey made by an aircraft, by balloon, plane or space shuttle, particularly one between two airports, which need s to be reserved in advance. Our flight to England was delayed for two hours.
6. The act of fleeing. He was apprehended while in flight from the police.
7. A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between landings. There were six flights of stairs to get to the top.
8. The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile. The flight took almost a minute to fall to the bottom of the canyon.
9. A air Force unit. Flight 331 arrived at the Lackland Air base.