fly
noun
any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
flyability
-
a word derived from
fly.
Example Sentences
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Crows disconcerted in this way took several minutes to regain flyability.
From Time Magazine Archive
Owing to the great wing loading, its flyability is probably poor, if any.
From Time Magazine Archive
He figured that small paper labels attached to the leading edges of the butterflies' wings close to the body instead of on the surfaces would not interfere as much with their flyability.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were actually balanced and steered by vanes in the blasts of their jets, and they combined the absolute maximum of sheer thrust with the irreducible minimum of flyability.
From Space Tug by Murray Leinster
