flyer
Textiles.
a rotating device that adds twist to the slubbing or roving and winds the stock onto a spindle or bobbin in a uniform manner.
a similar device for adding twist to yarn.
Origin of flyer
1Words that may be confused with flyer
- flier, flyer
Words Nearby flyer
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How to use flyer in a sentence
Prop 22 opponents say Yes on 22 should not be able to mail flyers as nonprofitThis group says it also plans to file legal claims against Uber, Lyft, Instacart and DoorDash with the California Labor Commissioner.
Uber drivers sue company alleging coercive Prop 22 advertising | Megan Rose Dickey | October 22, 2020 | TechCrunchShe says she prefers a more “old-fashioned” way of attracting business, so she and her husband made up signs that people could put in their yards and flyers that accompanied deliveries.
As sales dropped, some pharmacies turned to pet meds to stay open | Chris Morris | October 22, 2020 | FortuneMost airlines aren’t canceling frequent flyer miles earned in 2019 and 2020, instead allowing them to roll over for service in 2021.
How to utilize your frequent flyer miles this year even if you’re not buying plane tickets | Rachel King | October 10, 2020 | FortuneMany travelers had racked up thousands of frequent flyer and travel rewards points going to 2020 and might have had plans to use them this year.
How to utilize your frequent flyer miles this year even if you’re not buying plane tickets | Rachel King | October 10, 2020 | FortuneTexts, robocalls, mailers and flyers can also push false information about where or how to vote or what’s going on at the polls.
ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts | by Susie Armitage | September 16, 2020 | ProPublica
It shows what the experience of any frequent flyer already demonstrates.
When Smith backed Obama in 2007, he was taking a flyer on a little known freshman senator.
Clinton Apostates Trip Over Themselves to Get in Line Behind Hillary | David Freedlander | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe binds the little flyer with black plastic ties and seals her mouth with duct tape.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town | E. Jean Carroll | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe handed me a flyer, which explained his complaint in detail.
Pro-Confederate Protesters in Richmond Rally in Support of the Flag | Jamelle Bouie | November 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“The unsafe, improper and reckless use of these machines puts the community in danger,” the flyer said.
If the strange flyer reported by the merpeople was beside it, he could not distinguish it from this distance.
Star Born | Andre NortonWas it among those who manned the strange flyer, those the merpeople had spied upon but whom he had not yet seen?
Star Born | Andre NortonI aint no high-flyer myse'f. I fear'd ter shake han's wid you so fur off, Brer Rabbit.'
Nights With Uncle Remus | Joel Chandler HarrisA small bell swinging in a circle may often be seen to-day as a “flyer” ornament on the heads of London carthorses.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyThe darkness took form as a vast black flyer mounting toward him.
Mountain | Clement Wood
British Dictionary definitions for flyer
flier
/ (ˈflaɪə) /
a person or thing that flies or moves very fast
an aviator or pilot
informal a long flying leap; bound
a fast-moving machine part, esp one having periodic motion
a rectangular step in a straight flight of stairs: Compare winder (def. 5)
athletics an informal word for flying start
mainly US a speculative business transaction
a small handbill
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