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flying1 English-Spanish

a flying visit

flying2 English-Spanish

pilotaje

low-flying English-Spanish

que vuela bajo

I hate flying in flying2 English-Spanish

odio viajar en avión

a flying visit in flying1 English-Spanish

una visita relámpago

she sent everything flying in send English-Spanish

lo hizo saltar todo por los aires

he passed his exams with flying colors in color1 English-Spanish

le fue estupendamente en los exámenes

flying British & World English

moving or able to move through the air with wings

flying English-French

to be afraid of flying

flying English-Italian

aviazione f

flying in fly1 British & World English

(of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings

go flying in flying British & World English

fall or be knocked over

flag-flying British & World English

the vigorous demonstration of support for one’s country, political party, or organization, especially when one is abroad

flying boat British & World English

a large seaplane that lands with its fuselage in the water

flying bomb British & World English

a small pilotless aircraft with an explosive warhead, especially a V-1

flying fish British & World English

a fish of warm seas which leaps out of the water and uses its wing-like pectoral fins to glide over the surface for some distance

flying fox British & World English

a large fruit bat with a foxlike face, found in Madagascar, SE Asia, and northern Australia

flying frog British & World English

a nocturnal arboreal Asian frog which is able to glide between trees using the large webs between its extended toes

flying suit British & World English

a one-piece garment worn by the pilot and crew of a military or light aircraft

flying wing British & World English

an aircraft with little or no fuselage and no tailplane

kite-flying British & World English

the action of flying a kite on a string

ski-flying British & World English

a form of ski jumping from a higher slope so that the skier jumps further

low-flying English-German

tief fliegend

high-flying English-Italian

da alta quota

flying bridge British & World English

another term for flybridge.

flying change British & World English

a movement in riding in which the leading leg in the canter position is changed without loss of speed while the horse is in the air

flying doctor British & World English

(in Australia) a doctor who uses radio communication and travels by aircraft to visit patients in remote areas of the country

flying dragon British & World English

another term for flying lizard.

flying jacket ( flight jacket) British & World English

a short jacket similar to a bomber jacket, typically of leather and with a warm lining or collar and several pockets

flying lemur British & World English

a nocturnal tree-dwelling SE Asian mammal resembling a lemur, with a membrane between the fore- and hindlimbs for gliding from tree to tree

flying lizard British & World English

an arboreal SE Asian lizard which has expanding membranes along the sides of the body, used for gliding between trees

flying mouse British & World English

another term for feathertail glider.

flying picket British & World English

a person who, with others, travels to picket any workplace where there is an industrial dispute

flying saucer British & World English

a disc-shaped flying craft supposedly piloted by aliens; a UFO

flying snake British & World English

a greenish semi-arboreal SE Asian snake which can glide down from a tree in a stiff horizontal position, with the belly hollowed to slow its descent

flying squad British & World English

a division of a police force or other organization which is capable of reaching an incident quickly

flying start British & World English

a start of a race or time trial in which the starting point is passed at speed

flying wedge British & World English

a fast-moving group, as of police officers, linked together closely in a V-shaped formation, sometimes used to force a way through a crowd or to protect someone behind them

yogic flying British & World English

a technique used chiefly by Transcendental Meditation practitioners which involves thrusting oneself off the ground while in the lotus position

flying doctor English-German

Arzt, der seine Krankenbesuche mit dem Flugzeug macht

flying saucer English-German

fliegende Untertasse

flying start English-German

fliegender Start

flying visit English-German

Stippvisite