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FLIGHT, n. [See Fly.]

1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure.

Pray ye that your flight be not in winter. Matt. 24.

To put to flight, to turn to flight, is to compel to run away; to force to escape.

2. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volation; as the flight of birds and insects.

3. The manner of flying. Every fowl has its particular flight; the flight of the eagle is high; the flight of the swallow is rapid, with sudden turns.

4. Removal from place to place by flying.

5. A flock of birds flying in company; as a flight of pigeons or wild geese.

6. A number of beings flying or moving through the air together; as a flight of angels.

7. A number of things passing through the air together; a volley; as a flight of arrows.

8. A periodical flying of birds in flocks; as the spring flight or autumnal flight of ducks or pigeons.

9. In England, the birds produced in the same season.

10. The space passed by flying.

11. A mounting; a soaring; lofty elevation and excursion; as a flight of imagination or fancy; a flight of ambition.

12. Excursion; wandering; extravagant sally; as a flight of folly.

13. The power of flying.

14. In certain lead works, a substance that flies off in smoke.

Flight of stairs, the series of stairs from the floor, or from one platform to another.


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FLIGHT, n. [See Fly.]

1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure.

Pray ye that your flight be not in winter. Matt. 24.

To put to flight, to turn to flight, is to compel to run away; to force to escape.

2. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volation; as the flight of birds and insects.

3. The manner of flying. Every fowl has its particular flight; the flight of the eagle is high; the flight of the swallow is rapid, with sudden turns.

4. Removal from place to place by flying.

5. A flock of birds flying in company; as a flight of pigeons or wild geese.

6. A number of beings flying or moving through the air together; as a flight of angels.

7. A number of things passing through the air together; a volley; as a flight of arrows.

8. A periodical flying of birds in flocks; as the spring flight or autumnal flight of ducks or pigeons.

9. In England, the birds produced in the same season.

10. The space passed by flying.

11. A mounting; a soaring; lofty elevation and excursion; as a flight of imagination or fancy; a flight of ambition.

12. Excursion; wandering; extravagant sally; as a flight of folly.

13. The power of flying.

14. In certain lead works, a substance that flies off in smoke.

Flight of stairs, the series of stairs from the floor, or from one platform to another.

FLIGHT, n. [flīte; Sax. fliht; G. flug, flucht; D. vlugt; Dan. flugt; Sw. flycht. See Fly.]

  1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure. Pray ye that your flight be not in winter. Matth. xxiv. To put to flight, to turn to flight, is to compel to run away, to force to escape.
  2. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volation; as, the flight of birds and insects.
  3. The manner of flying. Every fowl has its particular flight; the flight of the eagle is high; the flight of the swallow is rapid, with sudden turns.
  4. Removal from place to place by flying.
  5. A flock of birds flying in company; as, a flight of pigeons or wild geese.
  6. A number of beings flying or moving through the air together; as, a flight of angels. Milton.
  7. A number of things passing through the air together; a volley; as, a flight of arrows.
  8. A periodical flying of birds in flocks; as, the spring flight or autumnal flight of ducks or pigeons.
  9. In England, the birds produced in the same season.
  10. The space passed by flying.
  11. A mounting; a soaring; lofty elevation and excursion; as, a flight of imagination or fancy; a flight of ambition.
  12. Excursion; wandering; extravagant sally; as, a flight of folly. Tillotson
  13. The power of flying. Shak.
  14. In certain lead works, a substance that flies off in smoke. Encyc. Flight of stairs, the series of stairs from the floor, or from one platform to another.

Flight
  1. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.

    Like the night owl's lazy flight. Shak.

  2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure.

    Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. Matt. xxiv. 20.

    Fain by flight to save themselves. Shak.

  3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.

    Could he have kept his spirit to that flight,
    He had been happy.     Byron.

    His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. Macaulay.

  4. 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.

    Swift.

    Swift flights of angels ministrant. Milton.

    Like a flight of fowl
    Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts.     Shak.

  5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.

    Parker.
  6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft.

    [Obs.]

    Challenged Cupid at the flight. Shak.

    Not a flight drawn home
    E'er made that haste that they have.     Beau. *** Fl.

  7. The husk or glume of oats.

    [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

    Flight feathers (Zoö]l.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird. -- To put to flight, To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout.

    Syn. -- Pair; set. See Pair.

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Flight

FLIGHT, noun [See Fly.]

1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure.

Pray ye that your flight be not in winter. Matthew 24:20.

To put to flight to turn to flight is to compel to run away; to force to escape.

2. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volation; as the flight of birds and insects.

3. The manner of flying. Every fowl has its particular flight; the flight of the eagle is high; the flight of the swallow is rapid, with sudden turns.

4. Removal from place to place by flying.

5. A flock of birds flying in company; as a flight of pigeons or wild geese.

6. A number of beings flying or moving through the air together; as a flight of angels.

7. A number of things passing through the air together; a volley; as a flight of arrows.

8. A periodical flying of birds in flocks; as the spring flight or autumnal flight of ducks or pigeons.

9. In England, the birds produced in the same season.

10. The space passed by flying.

11. A mounting; a soaring; lofty elevation and excursion; as a flight of imagination or fancy; a flight of ambition.

12. Excursion; wandering; extravagant sally; as a flight of folly.

13. The power of flying.

14. In certain lead works, a substance that flies off in smoke.

FLIGHT of stairs, the series of stairs from the floor, or from one platform to another.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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MANY, a. men'ny.

1. Numerous; comprising a great number of individuals.

Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen.17.

Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 1 Cor.1.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous. Ps.34.

It is often preceded by as or so, and followed by so, indicating an equal number.

As many books as you take, so many shall be charged to your account.

So many laws argue so many sins.

It is followed by as.

As many as were willing-hearted brought bracelets. Ex.34.

It precedes an or a, before a noun in the singular number.

Full many a gem of purest ray serene.

2. In low language, preceded by too, it denotes powerful or much; as, they are too many for us.

MANY, n. men'ny. A multitude; a great number of individuals; the people.

O thou fond many.

The vulgar and the many are fit only to be led or driven.

MANY, n. men'ny. A retinue of servants; household.

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