Définition "flying" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

flying

1 adj A flying animal has wings and is able to fly.
...species of flying insects.

2 If someone or something gets off to a flying start, or makes a flying start, they start very well, for example in a race or a new job.
♦ get off to a flying start phrase
Advertising revenue in the new financial year has got off to a flying start...

flying doctor (flying doctors plural )A flying doctor is a doctor, especially in Australia, who travels by aircraft to visit patients who live in distant or isolated areas. n-count

flying fish (flying fish plural) (flying fishes plural )Flying fish are a type of fish that live in warm seas. They have large fins that enable them to move forward in the air when they jump out of the water. n-var

flying saucer (flying saucers plural )A flying saucer is a round, flat object which some people say they have seen in the sky and which they believe to be a spacecraft from another planet.
OLD-FASHIONED n-count

Flying Squad
The Flying Squad is a group of police officers who are always ready to travel quickly to the scene of a serious crime.
(BRIT) n-proper-coll

flying visit (flying visits plural )A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time. n-count

high-flying
A high-flying person is successful or is likely to be successful in their career.  adj
...her high-flying newspaper-editor husband.

low-flying
Low-flying aircraft or birds are flying very close to the ground, or lower than normal. adj