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English

flighted

verb

Meaning

  1. (of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
  2. (by extension) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
  3. (of birds) Capable of flight.
  4. Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data