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fly homograph 3

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

plane, aircraft

EtymologyOpphav

forkorting for flygemaskinan aircraft, an aeroplane abbreviation of flygemaskinan aircraft, an aeroplane

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

motordrevet luftfartøyan aircraft med vinger powered aircraftluftfartøy with wings
  • flyet kunne ikke gå ned på grunn av tåke the plane could not land because of fog
  • tar du tog eller fly? are you going by train or by plane?
as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som ambulanseflyan air ambulance, jagerflya fighter aircraft, a fighter jet, passasjerflya passenger aircraft, an airliner