Flight

·noun The husk or glume of oats.

II. Flight ·noun A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

III. Flight ·noun The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure.

IV. Flight ·noun Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

V. Flight ·noun A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. ·see Shaft.

VI. Flight ·noun The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

VII. Flight ·noun 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.