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The collective noun 'flight' is used for:

  • a flight of aircraft
  • a flight of angels
  • a flight of bees
  • a flight of birds
  • a flight of butterflies
  • a flight of cormorants
  • a flight of doves
  • a flight of dragons
  • a flight of ducks
  • a flight of dunbirds
  • a flight of fowl
  • a flight of goshawks
  • a flight of grouse
  • a flight of heron
  • a flight of insects
  • a flight of kestrels
  • a flight of larks
  • a flight of locks (canal)
  • a flightt of mallards
  • a flight of pigeons
  • a flight of plovers
  • a flight of pochard
  • a flight of refugees
  • a flight of stairs
  • a flight of starlings
  • a flight of storks
  • a flight of swallows
  • a flight of swans
  • a flight of widgeon
  • a flight of woodcocks
  • a flight of yesterdays
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