flight
n.— «Five weeks before the film opens, you start saturating with a “flight” of thirty-second TV spots; and, at the end, you remind with fifteen-second spots, newspaper ads, and billboards.» —“The Cobra” by Tad Friend New Yorker Jan. 19, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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