English > flying: 3 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | An instance of traveling by air. |
|---|
| Example | "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
|---|
| Synonym | flight |
|---|
| Narrower | acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying | The performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
|---|
| ballooning | flying in a balloon |
| blind flying, blind landing | Using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
| flyover, fly-by, flypast | A flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground |
| glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing | The activity of flying a glider |
| maiden flight | The first flight of its kind |
| overflight | A flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) |
| pass | A flight or run by an aircraft over a target |
| solo | A flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied |
| sortie | (military) an operational flight by a single aircraft (as in a military operation) |
| terrain flight, low level flight | Flight at very low altitudes |
| Broader | air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft |
|---|
| Spanish | vuelo |
|---|
| Catalan | vol |
|---|
| Verbs | fly | transport by aeroplane |
|---|
| fly | travel through the air |
| fly | operate an airplane |
| fly | travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft |
| fly | travel in an airplane |
