flying machine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flying machine
First recorded in 1730–40
Example Sentences
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Yet in some ways, Pivotal’s technology is even more audacious, in that it puts a human pilot—potentially a squirmy, Earth-hugging rookie like me—squarely into the control loop of a flying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Last year, that slot was occupied by the lean, mean flying machine “Plane,” starring Gerard Butler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Even Orville and Wilbur Wright flipped a coin to see who got the lone seat on their flying machine.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
The flying machine was on hydraulics with a CGI screen running so we had movement without the danger.
From Salon ● May 10, 2023
It was not until a few years later, when they flew their flying machine in another demon land—France, I think—that demons accepted flight as a fact.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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