multistage flight

17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH M

multistage flight is a valid 17-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

M3U1L1T1I1S1T1A1G2E1F4L1I1G2H4T1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 1 =26 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78

MEANING

What does multistage flight mean?