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Fly meaning
Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. | Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). | Any similar but not closely related insect, such as a dragonfly, butterfly, or gallfly.
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British fly-fishing continued to develop in the 19th Century, with the emergence of fly fishing clubs, along with the appearance of several books on the subject of fly tying and fly fishing techniques.
Walsh got the first batter he faced to fly to deep center, driving in a run on a sacrifice fly, got a strike out for the second out, and escaped further damage on another fly ball to end the third only down 4-1.
Instead of a weighted lure, a fly rod uses the weight of the fly line for casting, and lightweight rods are capable of casting the very smallest and lightest fly.
When used in fly fishing, the fly reel or fly casting reel has traditionally been rather simple in terms of mechanical construction, and little has changed from the design patented by Charles F. Orvis of Vermont in 1874.
Within North America, the time needed to fly east across the continent can be decreased by about 30 minutes if an airplane can fly with the jet stream, or increased by more than that amount if it must fly west against it.
A weather balloon will fly at an altitude above what an aircraft will fly, below any stable orbit, and move so slowly that it is not likely to raise any alarms.
During her college days at Cal, he'd fly to the Bay Area — about an hour and 20-minute flight from his home outside Los Angeles — for a Friday night game, fly home that night, then do it again Sunday.
Hampton suggested that if F-16s were provided, experienced foreign pilots could fly them while Ukrainian pilots train or continue to fly their existing aircraft.
Scientists have created detailed maps of the brain of a fruit fly, which is much more complex than a fruit fly larva.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development says its biosecurity response to Queensland fruit fly remains on track despite a recent confirmed detection of a single fly at Rivervale.
The Eagles celebrated the NFC Championship with quarterback Jalen Hurts singing "Fly Eagles Fly" with Philadelphia fans.
The recent fly-tipping caught the attention of local town councillor, Teresa Carberry, who commented: “Fly-tipping is a problematic issue that is frequently brought to the attention of all councillors, both town or county.
We fly around the place, we do have a footprint whether we fly or drive.
While SpaceX’s philosophy is to fly frequently, learn from mistakes and fly again, NASA will require a long string of successful missions before the agency will deem it safe to put astronauts aboard.
A beautiful streamer fly was created and tied by Tom Tardiff of Robinson, one of Aroostook’s most accomplished fly tiers.
Editor’s note: Aspen Journalism is financially supported by Rob Pew and Susan Taylor; Taylor is the secretary of Aspen Fly Right; Amory Lovins, president of Aspen Fly Right, has also been a contributor, most recently in 2022.
For instance, maybe you need to fly from Indianapolis, Indiana, to Rome, Italy, this fall and you desperately want to fly in business class with a lie-flat seat.
Guests will fly alongside Hiccup and Toothless and reach speeds up to 45 mph as they soar around the perimeter of Berk – and even through the lagoon – while experiencing firsthand what it’s like to fly on a dragon.
If they do fly in, fly out, they're away for two or so weeks and we also lose a lot of income to other businesses in the Illawarra.
It’s so empowering to be a little girl and blow everyone away on the apparatus… I’m so grateful to everyone because they taught me not only how to fly physically but also how to fly internally and in my poise, how I carried myself and presented myself.