non-flyingadj.

Brit.

/nɒnˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/nɑnˈflaɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, flying adj.

Etymology: < non- prefix + flying adj.

1. Of an animal, esp. a bird: flightless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > flight > [adjective] > unable to fly

non-flying1851

flightless1875

1851 Sci. Amer. 26 Apr. 251/2 The gigantic fossil birds of New Zealand, which were wingless, or non-flying.

1871 Amer. Naturalist 4 751 An exclusively walking or swimming bird (a non-flying bird), with a largely developed sternal crest would be an anomaly in nature.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) vi. 145 In non-flying, ostrich-like birds, in which smooth feathers are unnecessary for wing surfaces or streamlining of the body, there is little development of such hooks.

1991 Discover Dec. 12/1 Koehl and Emerson systematically interchanged the various body parts, giving models with the pose of a nonflying frog the webbed feet of a flier, for example.

2. Of a person, esp. one connected with an air force or the aviation industry: that does not fly an aircraft. Also: that does not travel in an aircraft.

ΚΠ

1918 B. Hall Diary 22 Jan. in B. Hall & J. J. Niles One Man's War (1929) xxxii. 289 Visited the Avenue Montaigne Headquarters. It is full of non-flying aviators. The American pilots call them Kiwis.

1941 N. Macmillan Air Strategy 53 Safeguarding the health and efficiency of the non-flying personnel.

1995 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 19/6 He loved to pull the legs of ‘fishhead’ (non-flying) officers.

2002 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 5 July New rules from the Transportation Security Administration say nonflying club members now need a ‘declared business reason’ to get to the clubs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	non-flying
释义	non-flyingadj. Brit. /nɒnˈflʌɪɪŋ/, U.S. /nɑnˈflaɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, flying adj. Etymology: < non- prefix + flying adj. 1. Of an animal, esp. a bird: flightless. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > flight > [adjective] > unable to fly non-flying1851 flightless1875 1851 Sci. Amer. 26 Apr. 251/2 The gigantic fossil birds of New Zealand, which were wingless, or non-flying. 1871 Amer. Naturalist 4 751 An exclusively walking or swimming bird (a non-flying bird), with a largely developed sternal crest would be an anomaly in nature. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) vi. 145 In non-flying, ostrich-like birds, in which smooth feathers are unnecessary for wing surfaces or streamlining of the body, there is little development of such hooks. 1991 Discover Dec. 12/1 Koehl and Emerson systematically interchanged the various body parts, giving models with the pose of a nonflying frog the webbed feet of a flier, for example. 2. Of a person, esp. one connected with an air force or the aviation industry: that does not fly an aircraft. Also: that does not travel in an aircraft. ΚΠ 1918 B. Hall Diary 22 Jan. in B. Hall & J. J. Niles One Man's War (1929) xxxii. 289 Visited the Avenue Montaigne Headquarters. It is full of non-flying aviators. The American pilots call them Kiwis. 1941 N. Macmillan Air Strategy 53 Safeguarding the health and efficiency of the non-flying personnel. 1995 Daily Tel. 8 Mar. 19/6 He loved to pull the legs of ‘fishhead’ (non-flying) officers. 2002 Wall St. Jrnl. (Electronic ed.) 5 July New rules from the Transportation Security Administration say nonflying club members now need a ‘declared business reason’ to get to the clubs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1851
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