flying machine

noun

: an apparatus for navigating the air

Examples of flying machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An illustration of the impressive-looking flying machine was featured on the cover of Harper’s Weekly. Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 His initial idea was to build a self-driving flying machine that could take off from and land in a parking space. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 O’Leary knows Boeing got in the mess by not heeding the warnings and seeking insights from the folks who fasten the bolts and attach the panels on these fabulous flying machines. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024 That nine-passenger aircraft would be designed to take off in a conventional way, by speeding down a runway, as opposed to vertically, like the flying machines from other companies, such as Joby. Rob Verger, Popular Science, 12 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for flying machine 

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Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flying machine was in 1736

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“Flying machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20machine. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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