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Look up: Flying

  1. flying
    [adj] - capable of or engaged in flight 2. [adj] - designed for swift movement or action 3. [adj] - of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation 4. [adj] - hurried and brief 5. [adj] - done swiftly in or as if in the air
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Flying
    Fly'ing adjective [ From Fly , intransitive verb ] 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, ke...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/51

  3. flying
    Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. ... <astronomy> Flying army, a torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at night. ... Origin: From Fly. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. flying
    quick adjective hurried and brief; `paid a flying visit`; `took a flying glance at the book`; `a quick inspection`; `a fast visit`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. flying
    adjective 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`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. flying
    adjective of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation); `a flying time of three hours between cities`; `unidentified flying objects`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. flying
    adjective designed for swift movement or action; `a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. flying
    adjective capable of or engaged in flight; `the bat is a flying animal`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Flying
    • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly • (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Flying
    (from the article `Millett, Kate`) The celebrity came at a personal cost, as Millett revealed in a 1974 autobiographical work, Flying, which explains the torment she suffered as a ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/41

  11. flying
    • an instance of traveling by air
    • travel through the air; be airborne
    • move quickly or suddenly
    • transport by aeroplane
    • be dispersed or disseminated
    • change quickly from one emotional state to another
    • pass away rapidly
    • travel in an airplane
    • display in the air or cause to float
    • to run away
    • travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
    • decrease rapidly, as o...
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    • Flying
      Flying is British slang for to be high on alcohol or drugs.
      Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

    • Flying
      Flying is British slang for to be high on alcohol or drugs.
      Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

    • Flying
      (The Beatles song) "`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, Pau...
      Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying

    • Flying
      (Grammatrain album) `Flying` is the second studio album by Grammatrain. Track listing: # "Jonah" - 2:41 # "Less of Me" - 2:48 # "Flying" - 5:11 # "Rocketship" - 2:25 # "Peace" - 4:13 # "Pain" - 4:46 # "Sell Your Soul"...
      Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying

    • Flying
      (magazine) `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 int...
      Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying



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11 February 2012

This day in history:
On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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