flight
1
[ flahyt ]
/ flaɪt /
noun
verb (used without object)
(of wild fowls) to fly in coordinated flocks.
Origin of flight
1Words nearby flight
Definition for flight (2 of 2)
Origin of flight
2
1150–1200; Middle English; cognate with German
Flucht; akin to
flee
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British Dictionary definitions for flight (1 of 2)
flight
1
/ (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)
flight
2
/ (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
Idioms and Phrases with flight
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