flying

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fly|ing /fl'aɪɪŋ/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
A flying animal has wings and is able to fly.
...species of flying insects.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects
If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a race or a new job.
Advertising revenue in the new financial year has got off to a flying start...fly|ing doc|tor (flying doctors)
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A flying doctor is a doctor, especially in Australia, who travels by aircraft to visit patients who live in distant or isolated areas.fly|ing fish (flying fishor flying fishes)
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Flying fish are a type of fish that live in warm seas. They have large fins that enable them to move forward in the air when they jump out of the water.fly|ing sau|cer (flying saucers)
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A flying saucer is a round, flat object which some people say they have seen in the sky and which they believe to be a spacecraft from another planet. (OLD-FASHIONED)fly|ing vis|it (flying visits)
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A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.

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