Flying?

Floating, fluttering, waving, hanging, or moving freely in the air: flying banners; flying hair. Extending through the air. Our commitment to you goes a long way. In fact, it takes you all the way, anywhere you would like to venture. You see, we don’t just fly passengers, we accommodate guests.

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fly·ing

(flī′ĭng)

adj.

1. Of or relating to aviation: a flying time of three hours between cities.

2. Capable of or engaged in flight: The bat is a flying mammal.

3. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air: a flying deck.

a. Swiftly moving; fleet: played the difficult passage with flying fingers.

b. Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air: crossed the goal line with a flying leap.

5. Brief; hurried: took a flying glance at the report.

6. Capable of swift deployment or response; extremely mobile.

7. Nautical

a. Set by hoisting from the deck. Used of a sail.

2. The piloting or navigation of an aircraft or spacecraft.

Idiom: with flying colors

With complete or outstanding success: passed the exam with flying colors.

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flying

(ˈflaɪɪŋ) adj

1. (prenominal) hurried; fleeting: a flying visit.

3. (prenominal) moving or passing quickly on or as if on wings: a flying leap; the flying hours.

4. hanging, waving, or floating freely: flying hair.

5. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of a sail) not hauled in tight against the wind

6. (Aeronautics) the act of piloting, navigating, or travelling in an aircraft

7. (modifier) relating to, capable of, accustomed to, or adapted for flight: a flying machine.

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fly•ing

(ˈflaɪ ɪŋ)
adj.

1. making flight or capable of making flight; passing through the air: a flying insect.

2. floating, waving, or hanging in the air: flying banners.

4. moving swiftly.

6. very hasty or brief; fleeting or transitory: a flying visit.

7. designed or organized for swift movement or action.

9. (of a sail) having none of its edges fastened to spars or stays.

10. the act of traveling in or operating an aircraft or spacecraft; flight.

adv.

11. without being fastened to a yard, stay, or the like.

Noun	1.	flying - an instance of traveling by air; 'flying was still an exciting adventure for him' air travel, aviation, air - travel via aircraft; 'air travel involves too much waiting in airports'; 'if you've time to spare go by air' aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, acrobatics - the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft blind flying, blind landing - using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. fly-by, flypast, flyover - a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground gliding, sailplaning, soaring, glide, sailing - the activity of flying a glider maiden flight - the first flight of its kind; 'the Stealth bomber made its maiden flight in 1989' overflight - a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) pass - a flight or run by an aircraft over a target; 'the plane turned to make a second pass' solo - a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied sortie - (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) low level flight, terrain flight - flight at very low altitudes
Adj.	1.	flying - moving swiftly; 'fast-flying planes'; 'played the difficult passage with flying fingers' moving - in motion; 'a constantly moving crowd'; 'the moving parts of the machine'
2.	flying - hurried and brief; 'paid a flying visit'; 'took a flying glance at the book'; 'a quick inspection'; 'a fast visit' hurried - moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste; 'a hurried trip to the store'; 'the hurried life of a city'; 'a hurried job'

flying

adjective

1.airborne, waving, winging, floating, streaming, soaring, in the air, hovering, flapping, gliding, fluttering, wind-borne, volitanta species of flying insect

2.fast, running, express, speedy, winged, mobile, rapid, fleet, mercurialHe made a flying start to the final.

3.hurried, brief, rushed, fleeting, short-lived, hasty, transitory, fugaciousI paid a flying visit to the capital.

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flying

adjectiveAccomplished in very little time:

brief, expeditious, fast, hasty, hurried, quick, rapid, short, speedy, swift.

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flying

[ˈflaɪɪŋ]

A.ADJ [glass, debris] → que vuela por los aires
he took a flying leap at the man → dio un saltoorsaltó sobre el hombre
he launched himself in a flying tackle and brought the intruder to the ground → se lanzó por el aireor se lanzó en plancha y derribó al intruso
to make a flying visit →
to come through (sth) with flying colours → salirairoso (de algo)
he passed all his exams with flying colours → aprobó todos sus exámenescon éxito
to get off to a flying start → empezar con muybuenpie

B.N (gen) → vuelom; (= aviation) → aviaciónf
I had done 60 hours of flying → había realizado 60 horas de vuelo
I don't like flying → no me gustair en aviónorvolar
to have a fear of flying → tener miedo al avión

C.CPDflying boatN → hidroaviónm
flying bombN → bombafvolante
flying buttressN → arbotantem
flying doctorN → médico/a m/frural (que se traslada en avión)
flying fishN → pezmvolador
flying fortressN → fortalezafvolante
flying foxN → paniquem
flying lessonN → claseforlecciónf de vuelo
flying machineN → máquinaf de volar
flying officerN → tenientemf de aviación
flying picketN → piquetemvolanteormóvil
flying saucerN → platillomvolante
flying squadN (Brit) → brigadafmóvil
flying suitN → trajem de vuelo
flying timeN (= length of journey) → duraciónfdelvuelo; (= hours flown) → horasfpl de vuelo
flying trapezeN → trapeciomvolador

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flying

[ˈflaɪɪŋ]n

(= air travel) → l'avionm
He doesn't like flying
BUTIl n'aime pas voyager en avion.

adj

with flying colours → haut la mainflying ambulance n (= plane) → avionmsanitaire (= helicopter) → hélicoptèremsanitaireflying buttress n → arc-boutantmflying doctor n → médecinmvolant(femme médecin f volant)flying fish n → poissonmvolantflying machine n → machinefvolanteflying picket n → piquetm de grèvevolantflying saucer n → soucoupefvolanteFlying Squad n(British) → brigadefvolante (de la police judiciaire)flying start n
to get off to a flying start [team, competitor] → prendre un départen flèche; [scheme, plan] → prendre un excellentdépart
The week has got off to a flying start → La semaine a très biencommencé.flying time n → tempsm de volflying visit n → visiteféclairinv

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flying

adj animal → fliegend; glass, debris → herumfliegend

n → Fliegennt; he likes flying → er fliegtgerne; he’s afraid of flying → er hat AngstvormFliegenor Flugangst

flying

: flying ambulance

n(= helicopter) → Rettungshubschrauberm; (= plane) → Rettungsflugzeugnt

flying boat

flying bomb

flying buttress

flying colours, (US) flying colors

flying doctor

Flying Dutchman

flying exhibition

flying fish

flying fox

flying insect

flying jacket

flying leap

n → (großer) Satz; to take a flying → einen großenSatzmachen

flying machine

flying officer

flying picket

flying saucer

flying squad

flying start

n (Sport) → ; to get off to a flying (Sport) → hervorragend wegkommen(inf); (fig) → einen glänzendenStart haben

flying suit

flying time

flying trapeze

flying visit

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flying

[ˈflaɪɪŋ]

1.adj (gen) → volante
to pass an exam with flying colours → superare un esame con risultatibrillanti
to take a flying leap or jump → fare un granbalzo

2.n (action) → volo; (activity) → aviazionef
he doesn't like flying → non gli piaceviaggiare in aereo

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Music[edit]

Albums[edit]

Flying Saucer

Flying (Grammatrain album), 1997
Flying (Jonathan Fagerlund album), 2008
Flying (UFO album), 1971
Flying, by Bae Seul-ki
Flying, by Chas & Dave
Flying, by The Hometown Band

Songs[edit]

'Flying' (Beatles song), 1967
'Flying' (Bryan Adams song), 2004
'Flying' (Cast song), 1996
'Flying' (Chas & Dave song), 1982
'Flying', by Anathema from A Natural Disaster
'Flying', by Badfinger from Straight Up
'Flying', by James Newton Howard from the film Peter Pan
'Flying', by Living Colour from Collideøscope
'Flyin', by Prism from See Forever Eyes

Other uses[edit]

Flying (magazine), a monthly publication
Flying (film), a 1986 drama film
'Flying', a poem by Patti Smith from Woolgathering
'Flying' (The Good Place), an episode of the American comedy television series

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