outflight

noun

1. The act or process of flying out.

   countable, uncountable

   He did not report whether any bats remained in the roost after the outflight.

2. The act or process of fleeing.

   countable, uncountable

3. Outward movement or exiting.

   countable, uncountable

   Inflation increases capital outflight which diminishes the availability of funds for domestic investment.

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry outflight (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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