Of or relating to aviation: a flying time of three hours between cities.
Capable of or engaged in flight: The bat is a flying mammal.
Situated, extending, or functioning in the air: a flying deck.
Swiftly moving; fleet: played the difficult passage with flying fingers.
Done or performed swiftly in or as if in the air: crossed the goal line with a flying leap.
Brief; hurried: made a flying visit to the neighbors' house; took a flying glance at the report.
Capable of swift deployment or response; extremely mobile.
Nautical Not secured by spars or stays. Used of a sail.
Flight in an aircraft or spacecraft.
The piloting or navigation of an aircraft or spacecraft.
(flī'ĭng) 