fly
noun
any of numerous two-winged insects of the order Diptera, especially of the family Muscidae, as the common housefly.
flyable
-
a word derived from
fly.
Example Sentences
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One U.S. aircraft was hit during the operation, but remained flyable throughout the mission and returned home safely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
“I would just ride until I saw something that looked flyable, and I would go fly it. I had no plans, no goals. I just wanted to go fly the mountains.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2021
Others, such as a second Cobra helicopter painted with a bright orange Bengal tiger by high school students from Camden, aren’t flyable.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2021
My little Cessna was more flyable than some of the planes I’d gotten off the ground as a WASP.
From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2018
“Elmtree, for repair. Faulty tailplane handwheel. It’s flyable, but you have to hold the control column right forward.”
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
