outflight

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noun

The act or process of flying out.

Opposite
inflight
OriginMiddle English outflight →
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Meanings

nounoutflight (countable and uncountable, plural outflights)

plural outflights

  1. countableuncountableThe 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. countableuncountableThe act or process of fleeing.
  3. countableuncountableOutward 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act or process of flying out.

Opposite
inflight

Origin

  1. Middle Englishoutflight
  2. Englishoutflight

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

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APA

outflight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outflight

MLA

“outflight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outflight. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outflight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outflight.

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