| airspeed |
the speed of a flying object, esp. an aircraft, relative to the surrounding air. |
| avionics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study or science of the application of electricity to flying; aviation electronics. |
| B-17 |
a four-engine U.S. bomber extensively used in World War II; Flying Fortress. |
| barnstorm |
to perform acts of stunt flying with a small plane, usu. at rural carnivals or fairs. [1/3 definitions] |
| barrage balloon |
one of a number of anchored balloons from which wires or nets are suspended to discourage low-flying enemy aircraft from attacking military installations or cities. |
| bat2 |
any of various usu. night-flying mammals that have wings that are covered with membranes, and that sense objects mostly by means of reflected sound waves rather than by vision. |
| bee |
any of the flying, hairy-bodied, and often stinging insects that live either in social networks or alone, many of which suck nectar from flowers. |
| bumblebee |
any of various large, furry bees that emit a loud hum when flying or hovering. |
| condor |
one of two vultures that are the largest flying birds of the Western Hemisphere, having a bald head and neck, dark plumage, and a wingspan up to twelve feet. |
| contrail |
a visible trail of moisture condensed into water drops or ice crystals, formed in the wake of a high-flying plane or rocket; vapor trail. |
| crop-dusting |
the spraying of crops with pesticides from a low-flying airplane. |
| demoiselle |
any of various flying insects related to dragonflies; damselfly. [1/3 definitions] |
| DFC |
abbreviation of "Distinguished Flying Cross." |
| flight1 |
an act of passing through air or space by flying. [2/6 definitions] |
| fly2 |
any of a variety of flying insects such as the may fly or caddis fly. [1/3 definitions] |
| flying saucer |
any of various bright disk-shaped objects occasionally seen hovering or flying at high altitudes, often presumed to be spacecraft from another world; UFO. |
| fruit bat |
any of various tropical fruit-eating bats such as the flying fox. |
| gnat |
any of numerous very small flying insects, some of which bite or sting. |
| ground1 |
to prevent (an airplane or pilot) from flying. [1/13 definitions] |
| gurnard |
any of a family of marine fishes having enlarged pectoral fins with which they can glide through the air for short distances; flying gurnard or butterfly fish. [1/2 definitions] |
| holding pattern |
the flying pattern of an aircraft while it awaits clearance to land at an airport. |