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flying definition

fly·ing (flī′iŋ)

adjective

  1. that flies or can fly
  2. moving as if flying; moving swiftly; fast
  3. like flight through the air
  4. hasty and brief a flying trip
  5. of or for aircraft or aviators
  6. organized to act quickly, as in an emergency a flying squad

noun

the action of a person or thing that flies

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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