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flies in

flies in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly in.

Meaning of fly in

Verb

fly in (third-person singular simple present flies in, present participle flying in, simple past flew in, past participle flown in)

  1. (intransitive) To use a flying switch to switch train cars.
  2. To land at an airfield.
    • Near by is the RAF museum at Duxford Airfield, open at weekends, which has a large display of aircraft. Trapped there is the prototype Concorde, which flew in but can never fly out, because the runway was shortened to make way for a motorway immediately after its arrival.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 233

Questions about flies in

What is flies in the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Flies in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fly in.

Words near flies in in the dictionary

  1. flies baker
  2. flies blind
  3. flies by
  4. flies by the seat of one's pants
  5. flies high
  6. flies in
  7. flies in the buttermilk
  8. flies in the face of
  9. flies in the ointment
  10. flies into
  11. flies like a bird

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