an instance of traveling by air

moving swiftly

hurried and brief

birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles

a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons

a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb

the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house

a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch

(Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go

arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps

East Indian flying squirrel

complete success

complete success

any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

a simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed

the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope

a place where planes take off and land

tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight

large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox

a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances

tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins

the outermost of two or more jibs

arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps

any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

a wrestling maneuver

East Indian flying squirrel

tiny flying phalanger

nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body

nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body

an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb

tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins

an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins

a school for teaching students to fly airplanes

a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body

a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

a quick and auspicious beginning

a visit that last for only a very short time