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nonflying

  • a word derived from flying.
    flying
    adjective
    making flight or passing through the air; that flies.

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This high-margin, nonflying income doesn’t burn fuel, go on strike, or suffer weather disruptions.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

The frog is the second nonflying critter spotted on the crossing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

Bats are thought to have first evolved from nonflying mammals around this time.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 11, 2023

Bar-Yohay showed off a nonflying Alice prototype at the 2019 Paris Air Show, moved operations to leased hangars at Arlington Municipal Airport in late 2020, and substantially redesigned the airplane last year.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022

On average, according to one study, a bat lives more than three times as long as a nonflying mammal about the same size, and some can reach 30 years, even in the wild.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2020