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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

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Flying

Daedalus

flew with wings of wax and feathers. [Gk. Myth.: Bulfinch]

Dolor

possesses magic cloak which permits flight. [Children’s Lit.: The Little Lame Prince]

Dumbo

little elephant’s huge ears take him up and away. [Am. Cinema: Dumbo in Disney Films, 49–53]

Houssain

rode upon magic carpet that could fly. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, ”Ahmed and Paribanou”]

Icarus

Daedalus’s son whose wings disintegrated in flight when approaching the sun. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 126]

Pegasus

winged horse. [Class. Myth.: Zimmerman, 195]

Phaëthon

ill-fated driver of the chariot of sun. [Gk. Myth.: Metamorphoses]

Seagull, Johnathan Livingston

seagull spends its time elaborating flying techniques. [Am. Lit.: Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull]

Sindbad

a roc flies him to the Valley of Diamonds, and an eagle flies him to its nest. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights]

winged ram

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]