单词 | to fly in, out |
释义 | > as lemmasto fly in, out g. To travel by aircraft. Also transitive, to cover, traverse, or perform by aircraft (also said of the machine). Also, to fly in, out, to arrive, depart, by air. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)] > traverse by flying fly1884 overfly1973 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly (in) an aircraft [verb (intransitive)] aviate1887 fly1909 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1462 He had purposed, by the aid of a pair of patent wings,..to fly from one of the Dover cliffs down into the town of Calais.] 1884 Illustr. London News 26 Jan. 91/3 Many successful and unsuccessful attempts have been made to fly the Channel. 1909 Flight 20 Feb. 100/2 To bring together other would-be aviators who, like himself, are primarily anxious to learn to fly. 1909 Punch 4 Aug. 73/1 On the spot where the first man to fly the Channel alighted from his aeroplane. 1909 Captain Nov. p. xii (advt.) Model of the Machine which flew the Channel. 1911 C. Grahame-White & H. Harper Aeroplane 265 As their skill and confidence increased, they began to fly in breezes. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 44 If he were flying over the shortest route to his destination. 1916 H. Barber Aeroplane Speaks 45 The Pilot and Observer fly on and on. 1917 Brit. Dominions Year Bk. 242 We who still regard flying the Straits of Dover as something of a feat. 1931 Times 2 Mar. The Sahara route which is now being flown by the French. 1958 ‘N. Shute’ Rainbow & Rose i. 4 He was flying a courier service. 1966 Listener 21 July 103/3 An expert who had flown in from Venezuela to do the job. 1967 Daily Tel. 14 Mar. 20/7 An Indian, aged 100,..applied..for a ticket home to Delhi on the ‘Fly Now Pay Later’ plan. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 17 Feb. b5/5 The [a]erial surveys flown by Texas Gulf in 1960. 1970 Observer 20 Sept. 26/1 The pilot [is] determined to fly no more World War Two bombing missions. < as lemmas |
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