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- [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.
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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.
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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
camp \camp\ ka^mp, n. f. camp, it. campo, fr. l. campus
plant, field; akin to gr. kh^pos garden. cf. campaign,
champ, n.
1. the ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected
for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --shak.
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2. a collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly
arranged in an orderly manner.
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forming a camp in the neighborhood of boston. --w.
irving.
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3. a single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.
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4. the company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers,
of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.
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the camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.
--macaulay.
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5. agric. a mound of earth in which potatoes and other
vegetables are stored for protection against frost; --
called also burrow and pie. prov. eng.
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6. cf. oe. as. camp contest, battle. see champion. an
ancient game of football, played in some parts of england.
--halliwell.
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camp bedstead, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto
a small space for easy transportation.
camp ceiling arch., a kind ceiling often used in attics
or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at
the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the
plane surface of the upper ceiling.
camp chair, a light chair that can be folded up compactly
for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made
of strips or pieces of carpet.
camp fever, typhus fever.
camp follower, a civilian accompanying an army, as a
sutler, servant, etc.
camp meeting, a religious gathering for open-air preaching,
held in some retired spot, chiefly by methodists. it
usually last for several days, during which those present
lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.
camp stool, the same as camp chair, except that the stool
has no back.
flying camp mil., a camp or body of troops formed for
rapid motion from one place to another. --farrow.
to pitch a camp, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.
to strike camp, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.
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see also:
campaign champ burrow pie champion camp bedstead
camp ceiling camp chair camp fever camp follower camp meeting
camp stool camp chair flying camp to pitch a camp to strike camp
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