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fly·ing
/ ˈflī-ing/
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adj.
moving or able to move through the air with wings:
a flying ant.
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relating to airplanes or aviators:
a flying ace
a flying career.
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done while hurling oneself through the air:
he took a flying kick at a policeman.
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moving rapidly, esp. through the air:
one passenger was cut by flying glass.
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hasty; brief:
a flying visit.
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used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures, e.g., flying squirrel.
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n.
flight, esp. in an aircraft:
she hates flying. | [as adj.]
PHRASES:
with flying colors
with distinction:
Sylvia had passed her exams with flying colors.
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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FLIES OF FANCY ALMOST FORGOTTEN, RATFACED MCDOUGALL STILL CHARMS ANGLERS.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 2/21/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...collection of tiger flies, hog flies and virtual marlin, he...saber-toothed mouse fly he said was found with...erations o fanciful trout flies. The Ratfaced McDougall...remembered as a fine dry fly for Atlantic salmon in...1970 book Atlantic Salmon Flies and Fishing. But it has...
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Fly ash and concrete: a study determines whether biomass, or coal co-firing fly ash, can be used in concrete.
Magazine article from: The Concrete Producer; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Current national standards for using fly ash in concrete (ASTM C618) state that fly ash must come from coal combustion, thus precluding biomass-coal co-firing fly ash. The co-fired fly ash comes from a large and...
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FLY FISHING SHOW RETURNS TO DENVER FOR A SECOND YEAR.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 1/4/2002; 700+ words
; ...What's curious is that an all-fly-fishing show for Denver and the...t hatch sooner in the nation's fly fishing hub. Fly shops and fishing...floating clipped deer-hair mulberry flies, then tested his fly rods for breaking strength. Curious...
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Fly control important for cattle.
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 9/13/2004; 700+ words
; ...and prevention of flies, it is important to know what fly species is causing...University. Three fly species are major pests of cattle: horn flies, stable flies and...tagged for horn fly control. Tagging...control because horn flies move between animals...
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Fly fishing's revival ties future with past
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/14/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...for (participants) tying their own flies," Deeg said. "We are going to show them what the different fly patterns are. Most of the people who get into fly fishing start tying their own flies: it is fun and cheaper. "It also...
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Saltwater fly-rodding is catching on in Virginia and Outer Banks.(Originated from Virginian-Pilot)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 8/21/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...small landing net. Spare flies speckle a patch on his...floating line and tiny fly. He repeats and repeats...boats use their beefy fly rods to work 4-inch streamer flies around the crossing...adventure in fishing with a fly rod. It's called saltwater...
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 "Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)")
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Fly angler casts his talents to the crowds.
Newspaper article from: Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO); 1/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...Karl Licis DENVER _ When the Federation of Fly Fishers created its master casting instructor...had Dusty Sprague in mind. In 1992, with fly fishing beginning another of its boom cycles...Lefty Kreh, among others _ saw a need: Fly casting was an integral part of good fly...
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THE POINT OF FLIES
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/10/1989; ; 700+ words
; ...of evolution. The point of flies is to make more flies. Flies fly to mate. They get the energy they need for flight...entomologist V. G. Dethier, who is a friend of flies if ever a fly had one: ". . .a thing of beauty, a jet jewel...
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Flies and Salmonella: A Bad Combo in Poultry Houses; Flies may be more than a mere nuisance. They may also spread food poisoning bacteria like Salmonella enteritidis to chickens and their eggs.
M2 Presswire; 3/19/2008; 700+ words
; ...individual, adjacent laying cages. Geden delivered fly pupae just 48 hours short of hatching as flies; this timing ensures the flies aren't exposed to any microbe prior to emergence. The fly pupae were placed in an open box in the bird room...
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Fly fugitives: violating our health.(Public Health)
Magazine article from: Pest Management Professional; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...deposits. House flies, which fall into the filth fly category, can produce...BEHAVIOR The term filth fly refers to several species of true flies (Diptera) that...significant effect on fly populations--mostly...development. Filth flies are very strong fliers...
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fly
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
fly 1 / flī / • v. ( flies / flīz...adj. in comb. ] a fly-fronted shirt. 2. ( the flies ) the space over the...xB7;ble adj. fly 2 • n. ( pl. flies / flīz...
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True Flies
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...x2018; true flies. ’ The ‘ fly ’ part...pupa, and adult. Fly maggots are soft...worm like. Most flies are terrestrial...pests. The house fly (Musca domestica...the most familiar flies to most people...
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Fishing Fly
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...resemble a literal fly or some other small...or fish. Fishing flies are tied in over...stage or the mature fly landing on the water...Two other types of flies called streamers...filled with productive fly tying. Wet and dry flies and nymphs were all...
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Riffling Hitch, Waking Fly
Book article from: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport
...reluctant fish. Next step-down and recast the fly; in this way the entire surface is fished. The choice of a fly pattern influences the fly ’ s waking action. Flies tied with Muddler minnow head styles or with...
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Wet Fly Swing
Book article from: Fly Fishing: The Lifetime Sport
...swing is used to present the fly in large riffles. Whenever the...a fish is uncertain, the wet fly swing system is helpful in discovering...fish both attractor and baitfish flies; furthermore, it ’ s a favored steelhead method. The fly ’ s swing conveys a...
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