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flying 1. Nautical (of a sail) not hauled in tight against the wind 2. the act of piloting, navigating, or travelling in an aircraft Flying Daedalus flew with wings of wax and feathers. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch] possesses magic cloak which permits flight. [Children’s Lit.: The Little Lame Prince] little elephant’s huge ears take him up and away. [Am. Cinema: Dumbo in Disney Films, 49–53]
rode upon magic carpet that could fly. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, ”Ahmed and Paribanou”] Daedalus’s son whose wings disintegrated in flight when approaching the sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126] winged horse. [Class. Myth.: Zimmerman, 195] ill-fated driver of the chariot of sun. [Gk. Myth.: Metamorphoses] seagull spends its time elaborating flying techniques. [Am. Lit.: Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull] a roc flies him to the Valley of Diamonds, and an eagle flies him to its nest. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights] bearer of the golden fleece, sent by Zeus to save the life of Phryxus, who crossed the sea on its back. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 405] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Now every body's orf everywhere; the whole dratted country sims flying to pieces. If a different case had been taken, and it had been asked how an insectivorous quadruped could possibly have been converted into a flying bat, the question would have been far more difficult, and I could have given no answer. But his archness suddenly flying before the composed face and manner of his visitor, and only the fire remaining, he started and rubbed himself. |
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