[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

flying \fly"ing\, a. from fly, v. i.
   moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
   rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
   1913 webster

   flying army mil. a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
      motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
      in continual alarm. --farrow. 

   flying artillery mil., artillery trained to rapid
      evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
      spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
      position.

   flying bridge, flying camp. see under bridge, and
      camp.

   flying buttress arch., a contrivance for taking up the
      thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
      ordinary buttresses. it consists of a straight bar of
      masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
      pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. the
      word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
      supporting arch.

   flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:

   to come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
      succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.

   flying doe zool., a young female kangaroo.

   flying dragon.
   a zool. see dragon, 6.
   b a meteor. see under dragon.

   flying dutchman.
   a a fabled dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
       the seas till the day of judgment.
   b a spectral ship.

   flying fish. zool. see flying fish, in the vocabulary.
      

   flying fox zool., see flying fox in the vocabulary.

   flying frog zool., either of two east indian tree frogs
      of the genus rhacophorus rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
      and rhacophorus pardalis, having very large and broadly
      webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
      make very long leaps.

   flying gurnard zool., a species of gurnard of the genus
      cephalacanthus or dactylopterus, with very large
      pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
      fish, but not for so great a distance.

   note: three species are known; that of the atlantic is
         cephalacanthus volitans.

   flying jib naut., a sail extended outside of the standing
      jib, on the flying-jib boom.

   flying-jib boom naut., an extension of the jib boom.

   flying kites naut., light sails carried only in fine
      weather.

   flying lemur. zool. see colugo.

   flying level civil engin., a reconnoissance level over
      the course of a projected road, canal, etc.

   flying lizard. zool. see dragon, n. 6.

   flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
      air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- flying
   mouse zool., the opossum mouse acrobates pygmaeus, a
      marsupial of australia. called also feathertail glider.

   note: it has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
         squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- flying party
      mil., a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
      enemy. -- flying phalanger zool., one of several
      species of small marsuupials of the genera petaurus and
      belideus, of australia and new guinea, having lateral
      folds like those of the flying squirrels. the sugar
      squirrel belideus sciureus, and the ariel belideus
      ariel, are the best known; -- called also squirrel
      petaurus and flying squirrel. see sugar squirrel. --
   flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- flying sap mil.,
      the rapid construction of trenches when the enemy's fire
      of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching, by
      means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
      earth. -- flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
      as a bird on the wing. -- flying spider. zool. see
      ballooning spider. -- flying squid zool., an oceanic
      squid ommastrephes bartramii syn. sthenoteuthis
      bartramii, abundant in the gulf stream, which is able to
      leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
      on the deck of a vessel. -- flying squirrel zool. see
      flying squirrel, in the vocabulary. -- flying start, a
      start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
      the vessels are under way. -- flying torch mil., a
      torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
      night.
      1913 webster
see also:
fly flying army flying artillery flying bridge flying camp bridge 
camp flying buttress flying colors to come off with flying colors flying doe 
flying dragon dragon flying dutchman flying fish flying fox 
flying frog rhacophorus rhacophorus nigrapalmatus rhacophorus pardalis flying gurnard 
cephalacanthus dactylopterus cephalacanthus volitans flying jib flying-jib boom 
flying kites flying lemur colugo flying level flying lizard 
flying machine flying mouse acrobates pygmaeus feathertail glider flying party 
flying phalanger petaurus belideus belideus sciureus belideus ariel 
squirrel petaurus flying squirrel sugar squirrel flying pinion flying sap 
flying shot flying spider ballooning spider flying squid ommastrephes bartramii 
sthenoteuthis bartramii flying squirrel flying start flying torch 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bridge \bridge\ bri^j, n. oe. brig, brigge, brug, brugge,
   as. brycg, bricg; akin to fries. bregge, d. brug, ohg.
   brucca, g. br"ucke, icel. bryggja pier, bridge, sw. brygga,
   dan. brygge, and prob. icel. br=u bridge, sw.  dan. bro
   bridge, pavement, and possibly to e. brow.
   1. a structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,
      erected over a river or other water course, or over a
      chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank
      to the other.
      1913 webster

   2. anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some
      other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in
      engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or
      staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
      1913 webster

   3. mus. the small arch or bar at right angles to the
      strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them
      and transmit their vibrations to the body of the
      instrument.
      1913 webster

   4. elec. a device to measure the resistance of a wire or
      other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
      1913 webster

   5. a low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a
      furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a
      bridge wall.
      1913 webster

   aqueduct bridge. see aqueduct.

   asses' bridge, bascule bridge, bateau bridge. see under
      ass, bascule, bateau.

   bridge of a steamer naut., a narrow platform across the
      deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer
      in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects
      the paddle boxes.

   bridge of the nose, the upper, bony part of the nose.

   cantalever bridge. see under cantalever.

   draw bridge. see drawbridge.

   flying bridge, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as
      for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure
      connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and
      made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the
      current or other means.

   girder bridge or truss bridge, a bridge formed by
      girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.

   lattice bridge, a bridge formed by lattice girders.

   pontoon bridge, ponton bridge. see under pontoon.

   skew bridge, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as
      sometimes required in railway engineering.

   suspension bridge. see under suspension.

   trestle bridge, a bridge formed of a series of short,
      simple girders resting on trestles.

   tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or
      rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates
      riveted together, as the britannia bridge over the menai
      strait, and the victoria bridge at montreal.

   wheatstone's bridge elec., a device for the measurement
      of resistances, so called because the balance between the
      resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of
      a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection
      between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by sir
      charles wheatstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
bridge wall aqueduct bridge aqueduct asses' bridge bascule bridge bateau bridge 
ass bascule bateau bridge of a steamer bridge of the nose 
cantalever bridge cantalever draw bridge drawbridge flying bridge 
girder bridge truss bridge lattice bridge pontoon bridge ponton bridge 
pontoon skew bridge suspension bridge suspension trestle bridge 
tubular bridge wheatstone's bridge 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

flying bridge
     n : the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small often
         open deck above the pilot house syn: flybridge, fly
         bridge, monkey bridge
see also:
flybridge fly bridge monkey bridge 

Bridge >> B Words
Bridge, definition of term: Bridge
bridge_pag1.html

Flying >> F Words
Flying, definition of term: Flying
flying_pag1.html

Flying Squirrel >> F Words
Flying Squirrel, definition of term: Flying Squirrel
flying+squirrel_pag1.html

Flying Lizard >> F Words
Flying Lizard, definition of term: Flying Lizard
flying+lizard_pag1.html

Flying Saucer >> F Words
Flying Saucer, definition of term: Flying Saucer
flying+saucer_pag1.html

Flying Fish >> F Words
Flying Fish, definition of term: Flying Fish
flying+fish_pag1.html

Flying Shot >> F Words
Flying Shot, definition of term: Flying Shot
flying+shot_pag1.html

Flying Dutchman >> F Words
Flying Dutchman, definition of term: Flying Dutchman
flying+dutchman_pag1.html

Bridge City >> B Words
Bridge City, definition of term: Bridge City
bridge+city_pag1.html

Flying Colors >> F Words
Flying Colors, definition of term: Flying Colors
flying+colors_pag1.html

Page 1 2 Next