Lofty flight; soaring. (Cf. tower, v. 3.)

The action of flying at a great height.

Whirling, circling flight (or ? roaring noise: cf. whurl, v.). In first quot. as part of a jingling refrain.

The action of soar, v. Also transferred.

An act of soaring with outspread motionless wings. Obsolete. rare.

The act of soaring or rising high.

territorial or sexual display behaviour in which a bird flies in a characteristic pattern while singing; an instance of this; also called flight song.

A flight of an aircraft, bird, etc., over a place or thing. Also in extended use.

flight in which one or more birds pursue another, esp. a male or males pursuing a female as part of courtship; an instance of this.

Aeronautics. A short, low, sweeping movement made by an aircraft; esp. one of a series of such movements, as when diving to fire at a target or…