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flying machine

noun

a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.

First recorded in 1730–40

Pretty well for "a cross between an Astley's chariot, a flying machine and a treadmill."

Lets combine a flying machine with an iceboat and beat out everybody on the lake this winter!

It was true that they had watched the strange flying machine take off from a roof top.

The "flying-machine," or coach, between London and Sheffield was fully three days on its journey.

This rate of travel seemed so very rapid then that this coach was generally called the "Flying Machine."

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