See Also: low-flying(dictionary)
flying(2)(dictionary)
flying(1)(dictionary)
Flying(medicine)
flying fox(dictionary)
flying officer(dictionary)
flying buttress(encyclopedia)
kite-flying(dictionary)
flying tackle(dictionary)
flying fish(encyclopedia)

flying(2) (iou)



flying verbal noun. ME.
[from FLY verb + -ING1.]
The action of FLY verb; spec. the action of guiding, piloting, or travelling in an aircraft or spacecraft.
Comb. (not all clearly separable from collocations of the ppl adjective): flying boat (a) a boat-shaped car on a funfair roundabout; (b) a form of seaplane with a fuselage that resembles a boat; flying corps an aircraft unit for military or naval purposes; flying field an airfield; flying jacket a short jacket similar to a bomber jacket, typically made of leather and with a warm lining or collar and several pockets; flying machine (now arch. or Hist.) a machine that can be flown in the air, esp. one that is heavier than air and depends on its motors for propulsion and lift; Flying Officer a rank in the Royal Air Force, immediately below Flight Lieutenant; flying school a place where people are taught to fly aircraft; flying speed the speed of an aircraft at take-off or in normal level flight; flying squadron a Royal Air Force unit or formation made up of several flights; (see also s.v. FLYING ppl adjective); flying suit (a) a suit worn by someone piloting an aircraft; (b) a kind of one-piece trouser suit worn as a casual fashion garment.