flighted

An archaic adjective meaning 'fledged' or 'having feathers,' used historically to describe birds capable of flight. It is no longer in common use.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'befiedert' oder 'Federn habend', das historisch für flugfähige Vögel verwendet wurde; heute nicht mehr gebräuchlich.

1. Having feathers C2 formal

   Possessing feathers, typically used to describe birds or arrows.

   • The flighted arrow soared through the air with precision.
   • The bird was fully flighted and ready to leave the nest.
   • Ancient hunters used flighted arrows for hunting game.

   🇩🇪gefiedert

   Synonyme: featheredfledgedplumagedplumed

A verb used to indicate the act of shooting or hunting birds in flight, or to cause something to move swiftly through the air.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das verwendet wird, um das Schießen oder Jagen auf Vögel im Flug zu bezeichnen oder um etwas schnell durch die Luft zu bewegen.

1. To shoot or hunt birds C2 formal british

   To shoot at birds in flight, or to hunt game birds.

   • The hunters went out to flight pheasants in the fields.
   • He spent the morning flighting ducks near the lake.
   • They flighted grouse on the moors during the season.

   🇩🇪Vögel schießen

   Synonyme: gunhuntshoot

2. To cause to fly C2 formal

   To send something, such as an arrow or a ball, through the air.

   • The archer flighted the arrow toward the target.
   • He flighted the ball over the goalkeeper's head.
   • She flighted the shuttlecock with precision.

   🇩🇪Fliegen lassen

   Synonyme: castdispatchflinghurllaunchprojectpropelsendshootthrow

• flighted past participle
• flighted past simple
• flighting present participle
• flights third person singular