first flight

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English

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Noun

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first flight (plural first flights)

  1. The first competitor to finish in a footrace or horse race, in a foxhunt, etc.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first,‎ flight.

See also

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References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary