Fly (G7)

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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. flight
    fly in a flock
  18. float
    be in motion due to some air or water current
  19. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  20. glide
    fly in or as if in a glider plane
  21. guide
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
  22. hang glide
    fly by means of a hang glider
  23. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  24. jet
    fly on an airplane that can rapidly travel long distances
  25. kite
    soar or fly like a kite
  26. lift
    fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
  27. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
  28. navigate
    direct and plot the path and position of a conveyance
  29. operate
    handle and cause to function
  30. orbit
    move in a path described by a body revolving around another
  31. pass over
    fly over
  32. pilot
    operate an airplane
  33. rack
    fly in high wind
  34. rocket
    rise, progress, or increase at very fast rate
  35. sail
    move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
  36. soar
    fly upwards or high in the sky
  37. solo
    fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
  38. steer
    determine the direction of traveling
  39. stoop
    descend swiftly, as if on prey
  40. sweep
    move with effortless, gliding motions
  41. swoop
    move down on as if in an attack
  42. take off
    depart from the ground
  43. travel
    undergo transportation as in a vehicle
  44. tumble
    fly around
  45. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
  46. wave
    move or swing back and forth
  47. whirl
    fly around
  48. wing
    travel through the air; be airborne
Created on Tue Apr 16 09:46:35 EDT 2024

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