verb / noun
fly
FLY/flaɪ/
To move freely through the air.
Swallows fly low over the lake, catching insects as they go.
Etymology
Old English fleogan covered movement through the air by wings, wind, or another impulse. Its application to aircraft extended this existing meaning to mechanical flight.
In context
We're going to fly point to point so that we don't have aircraft waiting on the ground because you only make money when you're in the air.
More examples
- We fly to Denver tomorrow morning.
- The school flies a flag above its entrance.
- Time flies when we play cards together.
- The outfielder catches a high fly near the fence.
Forms
fly · flies · flew · flown · flying
flight noun — An act or journey of flying.
flyer noun — A person who travels by aircraft.