as in flying
travel through the air by the use of wings
for centuries people had been fascinated by the flight of birds
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as in escape
the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement
a work of 19th-century Romanticism depicting the ancient Israelites' flight from Egypt
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Russian officials said, meanwhile, that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an industrial plant in the Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday, forcing eight Russian airports to briefly suspend flights.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Eight Russian airports briefly suspended flights overnight because of drone attacks, officials said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Southwest, United, American and Delta are among the carriers that operate flights there.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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The Long March 10 is still in development, and Wednesday's flight did not come close to reaching orbit.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Russian officials said, meanwhile, that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at an industrial plant in the Russian city of Volgograd on Wednesday, forcing eight Russian airports to briefly suspend flights.
—Mariia Kashchenko, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Eight Russian airports briefly suspended flights overnight because of drone attacks, officials said.
—Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Southwest, United, American and Delta are among the carriers that operate flights there.
—Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flight. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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