aflight

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Flying.

   • 1874, Ambrose Bierce (as Dod Grile), “The Legend of Immortal Truth” in Cobwebs, London: “Fun” Office, ca. 1884, p. 114, Then, like a rocket set aflight, / She sprang, and streaked it for the light!
   • The elderly Pollyana of the infant aviation had photographs of their glider of 1902 aflight at Kitty Hawk.
   • […] the Vestibule was full of birds and the birds were all aflight.
2. 2

   Covered or filled (with something flying).

   • curved attics aflight with / angels
   • In the distance the billabong was white with egrets and aflight with ducks;
   • [I] saw a stream of animals, hooved, padded, clawed and dashing, splashing through the ponds for Various Aquatic Birds, setting the night aflight—
3. 3

   Fleeing.

   • 1915, Marvin M. Taylor, “The Roll of the War Drums” in Donald Tulloch (ed.), Songs and Poems of the Great World War, Worcester, MA: Davis Press, p. 17, Like shepherdless sheep from wolves aflight
   • The five now aflight from Massacre Canyon would have posses beating the bush for them.
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   1. 4

      Showing distress, anxiety or other strong emotion.

      • I made this in the night, / When my mind was aflight,

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