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outflight

outflight noun: the act or process of flying out.

Noun

outflight (countable and uncountable, plural outflights)

  1. The act or process of flying out.
    • He did not report whether any bats remained in the roost after the outflight.1979, Hugh H. Genoways, Robert J. Baker, Biological Investigations in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas
    Antonyms:
    inflight
  2. The act or process of fleeing.
  3. Outward movement or exiting.
    • Inflation increases capital outflight which diminishes the availability of funds for domestic investment.1990, André Fargeix, Elisabeth Sadoulet, A Financial Computable General Equilibrium Model for the Analysis of Ecuador's Stabilization Programs

Antonyms of outflight

Forms of outflight

pluraloutflights

Origin of outflight

From Middle English outflight, out fliȝt, equivalent to out- + flight. Cognate with Dutch uitvlucht (“evasion, excuse”), German Ausflucht (“escape”), Swedish utflykt (“excursion”).

Questions about outflight

What does outflight mean?
Outflight means the act or process of flying out.
What part of speech is outflight?
Outflight is a noun.
What is the plural of outflight?
The plural of outflight is outflights.

Words near outflight in the dictionary

  1. outflee
  2. outfleeing
  3. outflees
  4. outflew
  5. outflies
  6. outflight
  7. outflights
  8. outfling
  9. outflinging
  10. outflingings
  11. outflings

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