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nonflying

a. 1 Not flying; traveling by means other than flight. 2 (context biology English) Unable to fly, as of a bird. alt. 1 Not flying; traveling by means other than flight. 2 (context biology English) Unable to fly, as of a bird.

Usage examples of "nonflying".

In fact, the only potentially dangerous nonflying job the Air Force has is Security Police, its own cops.

Along with, no doubt, a great many other nonflying RAF men, he'd had his advances turned into retreats by both girls.

Along with, no doubt, a great many other nonflying RAF men, he’d had his advances turned into retreats by both girls.

Easily the most elegant nonflying machine he had ever encountered, it was manned by two tall and athletic drivers who sprang from the front seat and snapped to attention when he reached the foot of the brow.

He looked down to see a pair of young IGL surface officers: slim, perfectly uniformed, and effete, as nonflying officers often seemed to be.

Meanwhile, at the hummingbird feeder, regular, nonflying ants, who had only been momentarily routed by the oil ring around the main feeder limb, were crawling onto the branch above the feeder and dropping down--like lemmings--onto the sticky glass jar, drinking out the liquid and drowning as they did so, again packing the feeder with their corpses.