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flying in

flying in is the present participle and gerund 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 flying in

What is flying in the present participle and gerund of?
Flying in is the present participle and gerund of fly in.

Words near flying in in the dictionary

  1. flying hatchetfish
  2. flying helmet
  3. flying helmets
  4. flying high
  5. flying ice cube effect
  6. flying in
  7. flying in the face of
  8. flying into
  9. flying jennies
  10. flying jenny
  11. flying jib

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