What is "flying"

Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. Flew (fl[=u]); p. p. Flown (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve, Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh. to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. Fledge, Flight, Flock of animals.]

1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.

2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.

3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.

   Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
   --Job v. 7.

4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around; rumor flies.

   Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.
   --Milton.

   The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.
   --Bryant.

5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an enemy or a coward flies. See Note under Flee.

   Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.
   --Milton.

   Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ?
   --Shak.

6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door flies open; a bomb flies apart. To fly about (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time; -- said of the wind. To fly around, to move about in haste. [Colloq.] To fly at, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack suddenly. To fly in the face of, to insult; to assail; to set at defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct opposition to; to resist. To fly off, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to revolt. To fly on, to attack. To fly open, to open suddenly, or with violence. To fly out.

   1. To rush out.

   2. To burst into a passion; to break out into license. To let fly.

      1. To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. ``A man lets fly his arrow without taking any aim.''
         --Addison.

      2. (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let fly the sheets.

Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.] Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm. --Farrow. Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to spring upon the guns and caissons when they change position. Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and Camp. Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The word is generally applied only to the straight bar with supporting arch. Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence: To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking. Flying doe (Zo["o]l.), a young female kangaroo. Flying dragon.

1. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, 6.

2. A meteor. See under Dragon. Flying Dutchman.

   1. A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail the seas till the day of judgment.

   2. A spectral ship.

      Flying fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.

      Flying fox (Zo["o]l.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.

      Flying frog (Zo["o]l.), either of two East Indian tree frogs of the genus Rhacophorus ( Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to make very long leaps.

      Flying gurnard (Zo["o]l.), a species of gurnard of the genus Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying fish, but not for so great a distance.

      Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is Cephalacanthus volitans.

      Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing jib, on the flying-jib boom.

      Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.

      Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine weather.

      Flying lemur. (Zo["o]l.) See Colugo.

      Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over the course of a projected road, canal, etc.

      Flying lizard. (Zo["o]l.) See Dragon, n. 6.

      Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- Flying mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum mouse ( Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.

      Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel ( Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ( Belideus ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. -- Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.), the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object, as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zo["o]l.) See Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zo["o]l.), an oceanic squid ( Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. Sthenoteuthis Bartramii), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to leap out of the water with such force that it often falls on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zo["o]l.) See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night.

early 15c., replacing forms from Old English fleogende "flying, winged;" present participle adjective from fly (v.1). The meaning "attached so as to have freedom of movement" (1670s) is the source of the nautical use (flying jib, etc.). Meaning "designed for rapid movement" (especially in military terms) is from 1660s; meaning "passing, hasty, temporary, rapidly constructed" is from 1763.\n

\nFlying fish is from 1510s; flying buttress is from 1660s. Flying Dutchman, ghost ship off the Cape of Good Hope, is attested since 1803 [John Leyden, "Scenes of Infancy," who describes it as "a common superstition of mariners"]. Flying colors (1706) probably is from the image of a naval vessel with the national flag bravely displayed. Flying machine is from 1736 as a theoretical device. Flying saucer first attested 1947, though the image of saucers for unidentified flying objects is from at least 1880s.

1. 1 That can fly. 2 brief or hurried. 3 (context nautical of a sail English) Not secured by yards. n. An act of flight. v

2. (present participle of fly English)

1. adj. capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"

2. moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" [syn: fast-flying]

3. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" [syn: aflare, flaring, waving]

4. designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"

5. of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"

6. hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" [syn: quick, fast]

7. 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"

n. an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" [syn: flight]

Flying may refer to:

• The act or process of flight
  • Flying and gliding animals
  • Aviation

"Flying" is an instrumental by the Beatles which first appeared on the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour release (two EP discs in the United Kingdom, an LP in the United States). It is one of the very few songs written by all four of the Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

Flying is the second studio album by Grammatrain.

Flying is an aviation magazine published since 1927 (original name Popular Aviation). It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, and aviation-oriented executives in business and general aviation markets worldwide.

It has the largest paid subscription, newsstand, and international circulation of any U.S.-based aviation magazine, according to the publisher, Bonnier Corporation. They promote it as "The World's Most Widely Read Aviation Magazine."

Flying (also known as Dream To Believe and Teenage Dream) is a 1986 drama film directed by Paul Lynch and starring Olivia d'Abo, Rita Tushingham and Keanu Reeves.

"Flying" is a single by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams, from his album Room Service, released in 2004 (See 2004 in music).

The song reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart, making it his 2nd UK Top 40 single from the album, his next single was Room Service.

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"Flying" is the fifth single by the Liverpool britpop band Cast, fronted by ex La's bassist John Power.

Flying is a song by Chas & Dave. It originally appeared on their 1982 album Joblot as an instrumental, however in 1987 it was re-recorded with vocals and added to their 1987 album Flying, lending its name to it in the process. When the vocal version was released in the UK, it made #88.

In 1998, US radio stations began playing the vocal version of "Flying" in heavy rotation, resulting in considerable public response. To cash in, The World of Chas & Dave was released.

Flying is the debut album by Swedish singer Jonathan Fagerlund. It was released in 2008 and resulted in two singles, "Angeline" and " Playing Me", with the latter reaching number 4 on Sverigetopplistan, the official Swedish Singles Chart.