fly-in

[ flahy-in ]

noun
  1. a convention, entertainment, or other gathering at which participants arrive by air: the annual fly-in of cattle breeders.

adjective
  1. of or for those who arrive and usually depart by air: a fly-in safari.

  2. accessible only by air: a remote, fly-in fishing camp.

Origin of fly-in

1
First recorded in 1940–45; noun, adj. use of verb phrase fly in

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