fly-inn.

Brit.

/ˈflʌɪɪn/, U.S.

/ˈflaɪˌɪn/

Etymology: < verbal phr. to fly in (see fly v.¹ 1).

a. The action or an act of delivering troops, goods, etc., by air to a specified place.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > transporting

trooping1809

M.T.C.1942

airdrop1943

airlift1943

fly-in1943

airlifting1949

1943 W. S. Churchill 6 Dec. in Second World War (1952) V. 368 Medium bombers should be..posted in Cyrenaica for ‘softening’ action against enemy airfields and shipping and to cover the fly-in of the British fighter squadrons.

1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 220 The fly-in of the 26th Division to Indaw.

1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 220 Wingate was dissatisfied with the rate of fly-in.

b. A service, entertainment, etc., provided for persons who have arrived by air. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > treat or entertainment > for arrivals by air

fly-in1952

1952 N.Y. Times 9 Mar. 2/7 Not eligible for this prize are small planes landing at a combination drive-in and fly-in.

1960 in Lebende Sprachen (1963) VIII. 33/2 There are also fly-in banks at airports (a teller meets your helicopter or plane right on the runway) and sail-in banks for people in boats.

1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xii/5 He saw a column of smoke rising from a clearing, and recognized it as a beef barbecue ‘fly-in’ of Western Club pilots.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fly-in
释义	fly-inn. Brit. /ˈflʌɪɪn/, U.S. /ˈflaɪˌɪn/ Etymology: < verbal phr. to fly in (see fly v.¹ 1). a. The action or an act of delivering troops, goods, etc., by air to a specified place. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > logistics > [noun] > transporting trooping1809 M.T.C.1942 airdrop1943 airlift1943 fly-in1943 airlifting1949 1943 W. S. Churchill 6 Dec. in Second World War (1952) V. 368 Medium bombers should be..posted in Cyrenaica for ‘softening’ action against enemy airfields and shipping and to cover the fly-in of the British fighter squadrons. 1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 220 The fly-in of the 26th Division to Indaw. 1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory 220 Wingate was dissatisfied with the rate of fly-in. b. A service, entertainment, etc., provided for persons who have arrived by air. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > type of social event > [noun] > treat or entertainment > for arrivals by air fly-in1952 1952 N.Y. Times 9 Mar. 2/7 Not eligible for this prize are small planes landing at a combination drive-in and fly-in. 1960 in Lebende Sprachen (1963) VIII. 33/2 There are also fly-in banks at airports (a teller meets your helicopter or plane right on the runway) and sail-in banks for people in boats. 1966 Times 28 Feb. (Canada Suppl.) p. xii/5 He saw a column of smoke rising from a clearing, and recognized it as a beef barbecue ‘fly-in’ of Western Club pilots. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1943
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