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Definition: FLYING MACHINE

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. An apparatus for navigating the air; a form of balloon. -- Flying mouse (Zo["o]l.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), of Australia. Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying squirrels. -- Flying party (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and Belideus , of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar squirrel (B. sciureus), and the ariel (B. ariel), are the best known; -- called also squirrel petaurus and flying squirrel.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: FLYING MACHINE

Flying machine

Flying machine may refer to

  • Aircraft, particularly designs from the early days of flight
    • First flying machine
    • List of early flying machines
    • Flying Machine (Swedenborg), an early aircraft design by Emanuel Swedenborg
  • Literature
    • The Flying Machine, a short story by Ray Bradbury
    • Flying-machine, fictional aircraft invented by H.G. Wells
  • Music
    • The Flying Machine (band)
    • Synthetic Flying Machine, US band
    • Flying Machine, song by The Stairs
    • James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine, album by James Taylor
    • Come Josephine in My Flying Machine, popular song
  • Film and TV
    • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, a movie
    • Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, a cartoon

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Flying machine (disambiguation)". Image Credit.
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Extended Definition: FLYING MACHINE

Flying Machine

“Flying Machine”
“Flying Machine” cover
Single by The Stairs
B-side "Fall Down The Rain"
Released 1992 (U.S.)
Genre Indie Rock
Length 3:25
Label London Records (US)
Producer Peg Majoly
You may be looking for aircraft

"Flying Machine" is a two-track, US-only, promotional CD single release by British rock band The Stairs. Both tracks on the single also appear on the album Mexican R'n'B.

Track listing

  1. "Flying Machine" – 3:25
  2. "Fall Down The Rain" – 7:23

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Flying Machine". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: FLYING MACHINE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
First flying machine 45     Come Josephine in My Flying Machine 5
Flying Machine 14     First flying machine 45
The Flying Machine 10     Flying Machine 14
Synthetic Flying Machine 10     Flying machine (alternative meanings) 3
Flying Machine (Swedenborg) 8     Flying Machine (Swedenborg) 8
James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine 7     James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine 7
Come Josephine in My Flying Machine 5     Synthetic Flying Machine 10
Flying machine (alternative meanings) 3     The Flying Machine 10

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Translations: FLYING MACHINE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian létající stroj (flying machine), létací stroj (flying machine), letjelica (flying machine, vehicle, vessel), letadlo (airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, plane, liner). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese peixe voador (flying machine). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina létající stroj (flying machine), létací stroj (flying machine), letjelica (flying machine, vehicle, vessel), letadlo (airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, plane, liner). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 飞行器 (flying machine). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 飛行器 (flying machine, aircraft). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech létající stroj (flying machine), létací stroj (flying machine), letjelica (flying machine, vehicle, vessel), letadlo (airplane, aeroplane, aircraft, plane, liner). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari هواپيما (aircraft, plane, airplane, ship, flying machine). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Flugmaschine (flying machine, aeroplane, airplane, plane), die Flugmaschine (flying machine). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
German Flugmaschine (flying machine, aeroplane, airplane, plane), die Flugmaschine (flying machine). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 항공기 (aircraft, flying machine, air carrier, aircarrier, aviation), 비행기 (aeroplane, airplane, airframe, biplane, dumbo). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 항공기 (aircraft, flying machine, air carrier, aircarrier, aviation), 비행기 (aeroplane, airplane, airframe, biplane, dumbo). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Flugmaschine (flying machine, aeroplane, airplane, plane), die Flugmaschine (flying machine). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Flugmaschine (flying machine, aeroplane, airplane, plane), die Flugmaschine (flying machine). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian repülőgép (aeroplane, airplane, flying machine, plane), repülõgép (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, can, flying machine). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian macchina volante (flying machine), aeroplano (aeroplane, airplane, plane, aircraft, air-plane). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 항공기 (aircraft, flying machine, air carrier, aircarrier, aviation), 비행기 (aeroplane, airplane, airframe, biplane, dumbo). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar repülőgép (aeroplane, airplane, flying machine, plane), repülõgép (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, can, flying machine). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi هواپيما (aircraft, plane, airplane, ship, flying machine). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian هواپيما (aircraft, plane, airplane, ship, flying machine). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) هواپيما (aircraft, plane, airplane, ship, flying machine). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese peixe voador (flying machine). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian самолет (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, plane, aircrafts), летательный аппарат (aerodyne, flyer, aircraft, flier, flying machine). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) samolet (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, plane, aircrafts), letatelʹnyy apparat (aerodyne, flyer, aircraft, flier, flying machine). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki самолет (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, plane, aircrafts), летательный аппарат (aerodyne, flyer, aircraft, flier, flying machine). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) samolet (aeroplane, aircraft, airplane, plane, aircrafts), letatelʹnyy apparat (aerodyne, flyer, aircraft, flier, flying machine). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish máquina de volar (flying machine). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, flying machine. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top