- flight
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)n. decampment, hegira, escape, elopement; course, onrush; covey, flock, shower, volley; wing, squadron. See avoidance, motion, assemblage, aviation,velocity.II(Roget's IV) n.1. [Act of remaining aloft]Syn. flying, soaring, winging, gliding, volitation, hovering, cruising.2. [Travel by air]Syn. aviation, aerial navigation, aeronautics, flying, space flight, air transport, stratospheric travel, space probe, ballooning, hang gliding, sailplaning, trip by air, hop*, hedgehopping*.3. [Flight conceived figuratively]Syn. effort, inspiration, sublime conception; see fancy 2 , imagination 1 .4. [Act of fleeing]5. [Stairs]Syn. steps, staircase, ascent; see stairs .• put to flight,• take (to) flight,III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.soaring, air travel, hovering, gliding, planing, flying, aeronautics, volitation.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun The act or an instance of escaping, as from confinement or difficulty: break, breakout, decampment, escape, escapement, getaway. Slang: lam. See FREE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.