flight vs swarm

flight

verb
  • To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual. 

  • To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual. 

noun
  • An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory. 

  • The shaped material forming the thread of a screw. 

  • The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path. 

  • A paper airplane. 

  • The act of fleeing. 

  • The act of flying. 

  • A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators. 

  • An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming. 

  • The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift. 

  • A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance. 

  • An air force unit. 

  • Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples. 

  • A series of stairs between landings. 

  • An instance of flying. 

  • The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile. 

  • A collective term for doves or swallows. 

  • A group of canal locks with a short distance between them 

swarm

verb
  • To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc. 

  • To fill a place as a swarm. 

  • To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately. 

  • To overwhelm as by an opposing army. 

  • To breed multitudes. 

  • To move as a swarm. 

noun
  • A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil. 

  • A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony. 

  • A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network. 

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