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▪ I. ˈnight-flying, a.
[f. night n. 12 a + flying ppl. a.]
That flies by night.
1831Rennie Montagu's Ornith. Dict. 337 Nocturnal moths and other night-flying insects. 1835–6Todd's Cycl. Anat. I. 324/2 Digestion may be supposed to go on less actively in the..night-flying Owls. 1866Shuckard Brit. Bees 13, I am not aware of a single instance of a night-flying bee.
▪ II. ˈnight-flying, vbl. n.
[f. night n. + flying vbl. n.]
Flying in an aircraft by night. Also attrib. Hence ˈnight-fly v. intr.
1907A. C. Johnson How to find Time at Sea (ed. 6) 9 Steering by the stars, for night flying, night marching and night boat-work. 1918War Illustr. 13 July 372/2 The petrol or electric flares, which are placed on all night-flying aerodromes for landing purposes. 1927Daily Tel. 31 May 13/2 We night-fly regularly in America. It's the ideal time for flying in the States. 1935[see directional a. 5]. 1945Tee Emm (Air Ministry) V. 42 He thought the obstructions were left over from the previous night's night-flying taxi path. 1973‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing xviii. 222 ‘Is there any chance of a flarepath on that strip?’ ‘No. They don't night-fly.’ |