Noun
1. a formation of aircraft in flight
2. an instance of traveling by air;
"flying was still an exciting adventure for him"3. a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
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"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
8. a flock of flying birds
9. a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports;
"I took the noon flight to Chicago"