Synonyms: Fly

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  1. airlift
    fly people or goods from places otherwise hard to reach
    “They airlifted him over to Children’s Hospital down in D.C.,” Red Kayak
  2. buzz
    fly low
    Another plane buzzed overhead, kicking up a stinging spray of water. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
  3. catapult
    shoot forth or launch
    The big rock catapulted over the top of the parapet. Redwall
  4. circle
    travel around something
    A gray bird circled, glided downward on outspread wings, then flew rapidly across the fields and disappeared from sight. The Black Cauldron
  5. coast
    move effortlessly; by force of gravity
    She coasted for a bit and then began to pump her legs, rising higher and higher. George
  6. control
    handle and cause to function
    A retaining wall in the aircraft's rear had ruptured, making it hard to control the plane, the FAA says. Fox News
  7. cross
    travel across or pass over
    On one hand, Turkey maintains the plane crossed into its airspace. BBC
  8. cruise
    travel at a moderate speed
    The loss of food has also struck hard at the swallows that cruise the skies, straining out the aerial insects as herring strain the plankton of the sea. Silent Spring
  9. direct
    determine the general course of travelling
    Initially, pilots aboard the plane directed the missile, but halfway to its destination it severed communication with its operators. BBC
  10. dive
    drop steeply
    Then she watched a pair of swallows dive and soar around the huge chimney in the center of the main house. Lyddie
  11. drift
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    A few white clouds drifted high, teased along by a breeze as gentle as a breath. The Wednesday Wars
  12. flap
    move with a fluttering motion
    Overhead a raven flapped by with slow- skewing head. The Gentleman: A Romance of the Sea
  13. float
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    The steam floated between them and up to the stars. The Parker Inheritance
  14. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
    When she pulls the door open, a moth flutters out, its white wings carrying it toward her face. Divergent
  15. guide
    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    Electronics offers a bewilderingly rich array of gadgets to guide aircraft. Time Magazine Archive
  16. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    Moths hover, batting their wings at the streetlights; the moon is almost full. Ghost Boys
  17. hydroplane
    glide or skim over the surface of the water
    It wouldn’t hydroplane unless it was going one hundred miles an hour. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age
  18. jet
    fly on an airplane that can rapidly travel long distances
    Perhaps she was—perhaps he’s away, gone to one of those hot countries he jets off to to save lives. The Girl on the Train
  19. maneuver
    direct the course of or determine the direction of traveling
    Imagine never having seen any aircraft, military or otherwise, maneuver with such speed or dexterity. Slate
  20. navigate
    direct and plot the path and position of a conveyance
    How could pilots navigate these powerful planes—traveling at hundreds of miles an hour—while looking at the cockpit gauges, listening to the radio, evading antiaircraft fire, and dogfighting? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age
  21. operate
    handle and cause to function
    The single-engine, propeller-driven plane was also supposed to be operated for private use only and no one had sought the relevant permissions to allow it to fly commercially, the report said. The New York Times
  22. orbit
    move in a path described by a body revolving around another
    On March 17, they gave it another shot, and this time orbited a 3.24-pound satellite nicknamed Grapefruit. October Sky
  23. pilot
    operate an airplane
    A former all-around world aerobatics champion, she was qualified to pilot 20 types of aircraft. Women in Space
  24. sail
    move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
    American flags sailed proudly from every rooftop, rippling in the summer breeze. The City Beautiful
  25. soar
    fly upwards or high in the sky
    She memorized the flight patterns of the birds as they soared above, studying them every single day. Stella by Starlight
  26. solo
    fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers
    Alec MacKinnon soloed in a 1963 Cessna 150, a plane that was manufactured the same year that Gerry MacKinnon was born. The Washington Times
  27. steer
    determine the direction of traveling
    The pilots did all they could to steer the aircraft using only the throttle but had very limited control. The Guardian
  28. stooge
    cruise in slow or routine flights
    We were stooging along over the Dutch coast. The Winslow Boy
  29. stoop
    descend swiftly, as if on prey
    In midflight the dragon-Ged raised wings, stopped, and stooped as the hawk stoops, talons outstretched downward, striking and bearing the other down by neck and flank. A Wizard of Earthsea
  30. swoop
    move down on as if in an attack
    A small gray bird swooped down from the sky and landed on the porch railing. Ruby Holler
  31. waft
    be driven or carried along, as by the air
    Smoke wafts up from the cabin’s stone chimney. Amari and the Night Brothers
  32. wave
    move or swing back and forth
    A flag waved dazzlingly before his eyes; its folds stifled him.
  33. whirl
    fly around
    He kicked at the logs of the great fire till sparks whirled up thick in his face, and fell on his hair and his black tunic, and he caught at them with open hands. The Left Hand of Darkness
Created on Tue Apr 16 09:49:27 EDT 2024 (updated Tue Feb 18 20:32:42 EST 2025)

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