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