The act of flying; a passing through the air
by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.
The act of fleeing; the act of running
away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure.
Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting;
a soaring; as, a flight of imagination, ambition,
folly.
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.
A series of steps or stairs from one
landing to another.
A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the
sport of shooting with it. See Shaft.
The husk or glume of oats.