Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Flight \Flight\ (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr.
   fle['o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle['o]n to flee,
   G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt,
   D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See
   {Flee}, {Fly}.]
   1. The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help
      of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

            Like the night owl's lazy flight.     --Shak.

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

            Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.
                                                  --Matt. xxiv.
                                                  20.

            Fain by flight to save themselves.    --Shak.

   3. Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa?ing; as, a
      flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

            Could he have kept his spirit to that flight, He had
            been happy.                           --Byron.

            His highest flights were indeed far below those of
            Taylor.                               --Macaulay.

   4. 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. --Swift.

            Swift flights of angels ministrant.   --Milton.

            Like a flight of fowl Scattered winds and
            tempestuous gusts.                    --Shak.

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

   6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of
      shooting with it. See {Shaft}. [Obs.]

            Challenged Cupid at the flight.       --Shak.

            Not a flight drawn home E'er made that haste that
            they have.                            --Beau. & Fl.

   7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.

Source : WordNet®

flight
     n 1: a formation of aircraft in flight
     2: an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an
        exciting adventure for him" [syn: {flying}]
     3: a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and
        the next [syn: {flight of stairs}, {flight of steps}]
     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" [syn: {escape}]
     5: an air force unit smaller than a squadron
     6: passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of
        fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
     7: the path followed by an object moving through space [syn: {trajectory}]
     8: a flock of flying birds
     9: a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I
        took the noon flight to Chicago"

flight
     v 1: shoot a bird in flight
     2: fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
     3: decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" [syn: {fledge}]