formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"

air travel, air, aviation - travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air"

aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, acrobatics - the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

blind flying, blind landing - using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc.

ballooning - flying in a balloon

flyover, flypast - a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground

gliding, sailplaning, soaring, glide, sailing - the activity of flying a glider

overflight - a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreigh territory)

pass - a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; "the plane turned to make a second pass"

solo - a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied

sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation)

low level flight, terrain flight - flight at very low altitudes

staircase, stairs, stairway, steps - a way of access consisting of a set of steps

running away - leaving (without permission) the place you are expected to be

evasion - the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver

breakout, gaolbreak, jailbreak, prison-breaking, prisonbreak, break - an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"

lam, getaway - a rapid escape (as by criminals); "the thieves made a clean getaway"; "after the expose he had to take it on the lam"

exodus, hegira, hejira - a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Hegira, Hejira - the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

Underground Railroad, Underground Railway - abolitionists secret aid to escaping slaves; pre-Civil War in US

air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforce

creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create

mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects

ballistic trajectory, ballistics - the trajectory of an object in free flight

gravity-assist - (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field

flock - a group of birds

connecting flight - a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)

direct flight - a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft

domestic flight - a flight that begins and ends in the same country

international flight - a flight that takes off in one country and lands in another

nonstop, nonstop flight - a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination; "how many nonstops are there to Dallas?"

redeye, redeye flight - a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; "he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning"

trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center"

pip, shoot - kill by firing a missile

fly, wing - travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly"

adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"