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flight
1[ flahyt ]
/ flaɪt /
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noun
verb (used without object)
(of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks.
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Origin of flight
1First recorded in before 900; Middle English; Old English flyht; cognate with Dutch vlucht; akin to fly2
Words nearby flight
flick-knife, flick-pass, flied, flier, flies, flight, flight arrow, flight attendant, flight bag, flight capital, flight control
Other definitions for flight (2 of 2)
Origin of flight
2First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English flight, flught, flyte, Old English fliht, flyht; cognate with German Flucht; akin to flee
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British Dictionary definitions for flight (1 of 2)
flight1
/ (flaɪt) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for flight
Old English flyht; related to Middle Dutch vlucht, Old Saxon fluht
British Dictionary definitions for flight (2 of 2)
flight2
/ (flaɪt) /
noun
the act of fleeing or running away, as from danger
put to flight to cause to run away; rout
take flight or take to flight to run away or withdraw hastily; flee
Word Origin for flight
Old English flyht (unattested); related to Old Frisian flecht, Old High German fluht, Old Norse flōtti
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