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'flying' - used as an adjective
1. capable of or engaged in flight
the bat is a flying animal
2. moving swiftly
fast-flying planes
played the difficult passage with flying fingers
3. streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
flying banners
4. designed for swift movement or action
a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city
5. of or relating to passage through the air (especially aviation)
a flying time of three hours between cities
unidentified flying objects
6. hurried and brief
paid a flying visit
took a flying glance at the book
7. done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line
a flying start
crossed the goal line with a flying leap

'flying' - used as a noun
8. an instance of traveling by air
flying was still an exciting adventure for him
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On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.