Talk:flight

What does a "flight of thoughts" mean? Thanks! 89.134.178.225 18:56, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

See [1]. It implies that a "flight of ideas" is characterized by abrupt changes of topic. 89.134.178.225 19:02, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

5th and 13th

Are the 5th and 13th definitions of the "Noun" section really different? --Chôji (talk) 06:27, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Nope. Merged them. Equinox ◑ 11:41, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

RFC discussion: July–September 2010

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flight

rfc-sense:

# ''(obscure or slang):'' [[wayward|Wayward]], [[opposed]].
#: ''Note: Nowadays we refer to people being [[flighty]] instead.''

It it perhaps archaic or obsolete? Anyway, usage notes go under ====Usage notes====. Mglovesfun (talk) 18:30, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

• I couldn't find this anywhere, so took an executive decision and simply replaced it with the more familiar obsolete sense. Ƿidsiþ 10:12, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Missing software development sense?

Something like a release? See e.g. [2]: "We have released a new flight with build number 14393. If you discover any new issue, please report it using the feedback app." Might just be Microsoft jargon. Equinox ◑ 22:12, 22 May 2017 (UTC)

flight of stairs

When there is a half-landing, does a flight of stairs refer to each of the successions of steps between a floor/landing and the half-landing, to the whole bit from one floor to another including the half-lading, or can it refer to either? In other words, is there in such a case a single flight of stairs between the floors, are there two, or does it depend on the speaker's preference of interpreting the phrase? --Droigheann (talk) 10:51, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

extraordinary mental feat

Act or the process of imagining extraordinary things a flight of the imagination. Backinstadiums (talk) 16:24, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

 Done Equinox ◑ 16:31, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

To add to entry

To add to this entry: approximately when "flight" began to be used to refer to samples of wine or beer. 98.123.38.211 02:56, 22 June 2024 (UTC)