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fly-in

fly-in noun: an informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.

Noun

fly-in (plural fly-ins)

  1. An informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
  2. The bringing of a people to a place by air travel.
    • IBM […] has staged to "fly-ins" of company executives to appeal to lawmakers.2018, The New York Times Editorial Staff, Transgender Rights: Striving for Equality, page 165
  3. A method of application for roll materials by which the dry sheet is set into the bitumen or adhesive applied to the roof surface.

Forms of fly-in

pluralfly-ins

Origin of fly-in

Deverbal from fly in.

Phrases with fly-in

Questions about fly-in

What does fly-in mean?
Fly-in means an informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
What part of speech is fly-in?
Fly-in is a noun.
What is the plural of fly-in?
The plural of fly-in is fly-ins.

Words near fly-in in the dictionary

  1. fly-fisher
  2. fly-fishing
  3. fly-grazing
  4. fly-half
  5. fly-halves
  6. fly-in
  7. fly-in fly-out
  8. fly-ins
  9. fly-over
  10. fly-overs
  11. fly-paper

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