Fly (G11-12)

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  1. airlift
    fly people or goods from places otherwise hard to reach
  2. aviate
    operate an airplane
  3. balloon
    ride in a large nonrigid aircraft filled with heated air
  4. beetle
    fly or go in a manner resembling a biting insect
  5. blow
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  6. buzz
    fly low
  7. catapult
    shoot forth or launch
  8. circle
    travel around something
  9. coast
    move effortlessly; by force of gravity
  10. control
    handle and cause to function
  11. cross
    travel across or pass over
  12. cruise
    travel at a moderate speed
  13. direct
    determine the general course of travelling
  14. dive
    drop steeply
  15. drift
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  16. flap
    move with a fluttering motion
  17. flat-hat
    fly very close to the ground
  18. flight
    fly in a flock
  19. float
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  20. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  21. fly blind
    fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments
  22. fly contact
    fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference
  23. glide
    fly in or as if in a glider plane
  24. guide
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  25. hang glide
    fly by means of a hang glider
  26. hedgehop
    fly very close to the ground
  27. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  28. hydroplane
    glide or skim over the surface of the water
  29. jet
    fly on an airplane that can rapidly travel long distances
  30. kite
    soar or fly like a kite
  31. lift
    fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
  32. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
  33. navigate
    direct and plot the path and position of a conveyance
  34. operate
    handle and cause to function
  35. orbit
    move in a path described by a body revolving around another
  36. pass over
    fly over
  37. pilot
    operate an airplane
  38. rack
    fly in high wind
  39. rocket
    rise, progress, or increase at very fast rate
  40. sail
    move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
  41. sailplane
    fly a plane without an engine
  42. seaplane
    glide on the water in a hydroplane
  43. soar
    fly upwards or high in the sky
  44. solo
    fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
  45. steer
    determine the direction of traveling
  46. stooge
    cruise in slow or routine flights
  47. stoop
    descend swiftly, as if on prey
  48. sweep
    move with effortless, gliding motions
  49. swoop
    move down on as if in an attack
  50. take off
    depart from the ground
  51. test fly
    test a plane
  52. travel
    undergo transportation as in a vehicle
  53. tumble
    fly around
  54. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
  55. wave
    move or swing back and forth
  56. whirl
    fly around
  57. wing
    travel through the air; be airborne
Created on Tue Apr 16 09:45:21 EDT 2024

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