• the action or process of flying through the air

Synonyms: flying, soaring, gliding, aviation, flying, air transport, aerial navigation, aeronautics

• a flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating

Synonyms: flock, flying group

• the action of fleeing

Synonyms: escape, getaway, fleeing, running away, absconding, retreat, departure, hasty departure, exit, exodus, decamping, disappearance, vanishing

• a series of steps between floors or levels

Synonyms: staircase, set of steps/stairs

• a selection of small portions of a particular type of food or drink (especially alcohol) intended to be tasted together for the purpose of comparison

• an extravagant or far-fetched idea or thought process

• the tail of a dart

• (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace

Synonyms: bowl, pitch, hurl, throw, cast, launch, lob

• provide (an arrow or dart) with feathers or vanes

• shoot (wildfowl) in flight