flight

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]
Syn. fleeing, running away, retreating; see escape 1 , retreat 1 .
5. [Stairs]
Syn. steps, staircase, ascent; see stairs .
• put to flight,
Syn. chase away, rout, scatter, scare off; see defeat 1 , 2 , rout .
• take (to) flight,
Syn. flee, run away, fly, decamp; see escape , leave 1 , retreat 1 .
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.

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