flying
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(satellite adjective) done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap" |
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(satellite adjective) hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" |
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Synonyms: fast, quick |
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(satellite adjective) of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects" |
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(satellite adjective) designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city" |
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(satellite adjective) capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal" |
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(noun) an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
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Synonyms: flight |
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Related Words: acrobatics, aerobatics, air, air travel, aviation, ballooning, flyover, flypast, glide, gliding, low level flight, pass, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, solo, sortie, stunt flying, stunting, terrain flight |
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(satellite adjective) moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" |
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Synonyms: fast-flying |
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(satellite adjective) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "a fluttering scarf"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" |
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Synonyms: aflare, flaring, fluttering, waving |
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