8 move somewhere quickly HURRY a) to move somewhere quickly and suddenly fly down/across/out of etc Ellen flew across the room and greeted her uncle with a kiss. The robin shook its feathers and flew away.
fly away/off/in etc At that moment, a wasp flew in through the open window. The evening air was clouded with mosquitoes and other flying insects. 6 cross sea by plane TTA to cross a particular ocean or area of sea in a plane Who was the first person to fly the Atlantic? 7 birds/insects HBB HBI to move through the air using wings The mother bird will feed her chicks until they are able to fly. Millions of passengers fly British Airways every year. ► see thesaurus at take 5 use air company/service TTA to use a particular airline or use a particular type of ticket when you travel by plane We usually fly economy class. fly something into/out of etc something US planes have been flying food and medical supplies into the area. 4 send somebody/something by plane TTA to take goods or people somewhere by plane The injured boy was flown by air ambulance to the Royal London Hospital. The pilot was instructed to fly the plane to Montreal airport.
3 control a plane TTA to be at the controls of a plane and direct it as it flies She was the first woman to fly Concorde. 2 move through the air TTA if a plane, spacecraft etc flies, it moves through the air The plane was attacked as it flew over restricted airspace. Lewis stopped off in Jamaica before flying on to Toronto. fly from/out of/in etc He was arrested at Heathrow after flying from Brussels airport. fly to The prime minister will be flying to Delhi later today for a three-day visit. Will you take the train there or fly? Maurice is nervous about flying, so he usually travels overland. S1 W1 verb ( past tense flew / fluː /, past participle flown / fləʊn $ floʊn / ) 1 travel by plane TTA to travel by plane She’s flying back to the States tomorrow.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Air, Birds, Insects fly fly 1 / flaɪ /
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