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flown

1 American  
[flohn] / floʊn /

verb

  1. a past participle of fly.

flown 2 American  
[flohn] / floʊn /

adjective

  1. decorated with colors that have been fluidly blended.

    flown ceramic ware.

  2. Archaic. filled to excess.

flown 1 British  
/ fləʊn /

verb

  1. the past participle of fly 1

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flown 2 British  
/ fləʊn /

adjective

  1. relating to coloured (usually blue) decoration on porcelain that, during firing, has melted into the surrounding glaze giving a halo-like effect

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Etymology

Origin of flown

Middle English flōwen; past participle of flow

Example Sentences

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While horrifying, the space-obsessed couldn’t have been wholly shocked when the Columbia disaster of 2003 echoed that of Challenger; that the shuttle program had flown nearly 90 missions in the intervening 17 years barely registered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I’d flown 35 hours to be here, playing Frogger with San Salvador traffic, dodging motorbikes, arms already open for a hug I’d been planning for years.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

Nasa said they would be flown to Houston to be reunited with their families on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Their Apollo predecessors had flown less than 100 miles over the celestial body, which gave a far different vantage point.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Udall was flown to Sochi and driven by car to the premier’s waterfront retreat.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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