\Flight\ (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr.
fle['o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle['o]n to flee,
G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt,
D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See
{Flee}, {Fly}.]
1. The act or 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 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 soa?ing; 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} (Zo["o]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}.