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River in Papua New Guinea
The Fly River is the third longest river on the island of New Guinea, after the Sepik and Mamberamo, with a total length of 1,060 km (660 mi). It is the
Fly_River
Species of turtle
The pig-nosed turtle (Carettochelys insculpta), also known as the Fly River turtle, pitted-shelled turtle, and the Warrajan, is a species of turtle which
Pig-nosed_turtle
Angling technique
Techniques for fly fishing differ with habitat (lakes and ponds, small streams, large rivers, bays and estuaries, and open ocean). In fly fishing, fish
Fly_fishing
Province in Papua New Guinea
are several large rivers that run through the province, including the Fly River and its tributaries the Strickland and Ok Tedi rivers. The largest lake
Western Province (Papua New Guinea)
Western_Province_(Papua_New_Guinea)
International border
straight north–south lines connected by a short section running along the Fly River, totalling 824 km (512 mi). The border starts in the north at northern
Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border
Indonesia–Papua_New_Guinea_border
Italian naturalist and alleged murderer (1841–1901)
the first Italian to chart the Fly River in what is now called Papua New Guinea. He undertook three voyages up this river from 1875 to 1877, where the first
Luigi_D'Albertis
Species of bird
The Fly River grassbird (Poodytes albolimbatus) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Locustellidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New
Fly_River_grassbird
Country in Oceania
Sepik river however is navigable for about half of its length. The Sepik-Ramu river system extends across the north of the mainland, while the Fly River flows
Papua_New_Guinea
Species of fish
Fly River rainbowfish (Melanotaenia sexlineata) is a species of rainbowfish in the subfamily Melanotaeniinae family. It is endemic to the Upper Fly River
Fly_River_rainbowfish
Species of bat
The Fly River roundleaf bat (Hipposideros muscinus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua, Indonesia and Papua New
Fly_River_roundleaf_bat
Hypothetical family of Papuan languages
The Trans-Fly–Bulaka River aka South-Central Papuan languages form a hypothetical family of Papuan languages. They include many of the languages west of
Trans-Fly–Bulaka River languages
Trans-Fly–Bulaka_River_languages
is a List of international river borders. Rivers that form any portion of the border between two countries minimum: Rivers that form borders between countries
List of international river borders
List_of_international_river_borders
Topics referred to by the same term
also refer to: Fly, Ohio, U.S. Fly, Tennessee, U.S. Fly River (or the Fly), New Guinea Fly (artist), comic book artist and illustrator Fly (gamer), Israeli
Fly_(disambiguation)
Island in the Pacific Ocean
tributary of the Fly, reaches the Papuan Plain through wild gorges. Fly and Strickland together form the largest river in New Guinea. The many rivers flowing into
New_Guinea
Species of rodent
The Fly River water rat (Leptomys signatus) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is
Fly_River_water_rat
Recently extinct species of rodent
Torres Strait, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the mouth of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. The cay is between 4 and 5 hectares (9+7⁄8 and 12+3⁄8
Bramble_Cay_melomys
Family of Papuan languages
Trans-Fly languages are a small family of Papuan languages proposed by Timothy Usher, that are spoken in the region of the Fly River. Trans-Fly Eastern
Trans-Fly_languages
Language family of New Guinea
The Anim or Fly River languages are a language family in south-central New Guinea established by Usher & Suter (2015). The names of the family derive
Anim_languages
Miguel, A. Goñi; John, S. Crockett (2008). "Sediment delivery from the Fly River tidally dominated delta to the nearshore marine environment and the impact
List_of_rivers_by_discharge
Order of insects
A fly (pl. flies) is an insect of the order Diptera (from Ancient Greek δι- di- 'two' and πτερόν pteron 'wing'), named for the single pair of wings. The
Fly
Species of bat
The Fly River trumpet-eared bat (Kerivoula muscina) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical
Fly_River_trumpet-eared_bat
River in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia
the Fly River. Nearly the entirety of the Ok Tedi runs through the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, but the river crosses
Ok_Tedi_River
Species of fish
Nematalosa flyensis, the Fly River gizzard or Fly River gizzard shad, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish within the family Clupeidae. The species
Nematalosa_flyensis
Town in Papua New Guinea
port town on the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea, just upstream from the D'Albertis Junction with the Ok Tedi River. It is the southernmost
Kiunga,_Papua_New_Guinea
Event in Papua New Guinea
harm to the environment along 1,000 km (620 mi) of the Ok Tedi River and the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea from 1984 to 2013,
Ok Tedi environmental disaster
Ok_Tedi_environmental_disaster
River in Papua New Guinea
The Strickland River is a major river in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea. It is the longest and largest tributary of the Fly River with a total
Strickland_River
Native animals of New Guinea
river systems in New Guinea, including the Fly, Sepik and Mamberamo, which all are rich in fishes. The Fly River Basin, the most species rich river of
Fauna_of_New_Guinea
Place in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
The Middle Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is a large, coastal district that forms the central area of the Fly River basin. It
Middle_Fly_District
Species of lizard
The Fly River slender-toed gecko (Nactus inundatus) is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Nactus inundatus
Nactus_inundatus
Species of mushroom
Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Amanita. Its name may come from its historical
Amanita_muscaria
Australian external territory from 1902 to 1975
the Gulf of Papua, intending to explore the Kikori River and then cross overland to the Fly River. Smith's expedition was widely regarded as a disaster;
Territory_of_Papua
Species of marsupial
Menzies' echymipera (Echymipera echinista), or Menzies' spiny bandicoot or Fly River bandicoot, is a species of marsupial in the family Peramelidae. It is
Menzies'_echymipera
First-level administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
province. For example, Bougainville became North Solomons, Western became Fly River, Chimbu became Simbu, Northern became Oro, and West Sepik became Sandaun
Provinces_of_Papua_New_Guinea
major rivers, notably the Sepik River, which is 1,126 km (700 mi) long, which winds through lowland swamp plains to the north coast, and the Fly River at
Geography_of_Papua_New_Guinea
traversed the widest part of the island from the Fly River in Papua to the source of the Sepik River in New Guinea from December 1926 to January 1928
Charles_Karius
Scientific, Collecting & Anthropological expedition of Fly River Region, PNG
anthropological expedition sent by the Geographical Society of Australasia to the Fly River region of the New Guinea Protectorate (present-day Papua New Guinea).
New Guinea Exploration Expedition
New_Guinea_Exploration_Expedition
Ecoregion in New Guinea
of northern Australia which lies to the south. The name refers to the Fly River. From possibly as early as the 16th century, merchants from Makassar,
Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands
Trans-Fly_savanna_and_grasslands
Stream branching off from main stream channel
deltas. These include the Fly River, which splits into three major and several minor rivers close to its mouth. The Bamu River splits into several channels
Distributary
Town in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
island that goes by the same name, which is located near the mouth of the Fly River on the western side of the Gulf, just north of Torres Strait and Far North
Daru
Species of fish
streams and rivers which drain into the Gulf of Papua and in northern New Guinea they are known from the Sepik and Ramu river system. In the Fly river, it has
Lutjanus_goldiei
Natural region in New Guinea
are the source of several important rivers including the Sepik River and Ramu River in the north and the Fly River in the south, and lakes including Lake
New_Guinea_Highlands
Species of fly
Siberia. It spends its larval stage in the weedbeds of slow flowing rivers and when the fly emerges, the female seeks a blood meal before mating. It usually
Blandford_fly
Copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea
Guinea located near the headwaters of the Ok Tedi River, in the Star Mountains Rural LLG of the North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea
Ok_Tedi_Mine
Family of Trans–New Guinea languages
inventory as follows: Vowels are *a *e *i *o *u. The pronouns are: Lower Fly River (Makayam and Baramu) reflexes of proto-Trans-New Guinea (pTNG) etyma:
Tirio_languages
Lure used in fly fishing
An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing (although they may also be used in other forms of angling)
Artificial_fly
This is a list of the longest undammed rivers of the world, ordered by length. List of largest unfragmented rivers
List of longest undammed rivers
List_of_longest_undammed_rivers
Aquatic insects of the order Ephemeroptera
were named HMS Mayfly: a torpedo boat launched in January 1907, and a Fly-class river gunboat constructed in sections at Yarrow in 1915. Among early heavier
Mayfly
Topics referred to by the same term
Trans-Fly may refer to: Trans-Fly languages Eastern Trans-Fly languages Trans-Fly–Bulaka River languages Trans-Fly savanna and grasslands Fly River Western
Trans-Fly
Island in Papua New Guinea
Kiwai Island is the largest island in the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea. It is 59 km (37 mi) long along the northwest–southeast axis from Wamimuba
Kiwai_Island
River in Papua New Guinea
The Elevala River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. It flows into the Fly River. List of rivers of Papua New Guinea Kamula–Elevala languages
Elevala_River
Water wave traveling up a river or narrow bay because of an incoming tide
(20 ft) height. Styx River, Queensland Daly River, Northern Territory Wairoa River, Northland Region Fly River Turama River River Shannon, up the Shannon
Tidal_bore
Place in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
extends towards the southern Sepik areas and throughout the northern Fly River system. During the early years of colonisation of New Guinea it was unknown
Tabubil
Family of insects
purple bromeliad fly visiting Paris daisy, variety Madeira deep pink. Last scene is repeated at one fourth speed A female common drone fly on Zinnia. A portion
Hoverfly
Island in Papua New Guinea
Western Province (Papua New Guinea), at the southernmost extreme of the Fly River delta, and at the northeastern corner of the Torres Strait. It is the
Parama_Island
River in New York, United States
in the upper river that keep the water at an even cold temperature. The fly fishing industry is centered on Roscoe, home to several fly-shops and bed
Beaver_Kill
Region on the south coast of New Guinea
Some of New Guinea's largest rivers, such as the Fly River, Turama River, Kikori River, Purari River, and Wawoi River flow into the gulf, making it a
Gulf_of_Papua
Family of Papuan languages
as the Morehead River languages, are a family of Papuan languages. They include many of the languages south and west of the Fly River in Papua New Guinea
Yam_languages
Sloop of the Royal Navy
being discovered during the survey of the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea, the Fly River was named after the ship. Embarked during her voyages of exploration were
HMS_Fly_(1831)
Species of bird
seasons. A combination of aerial surveys and ground counts in the middle Fly River floodplain, Papua New Guinea estimated 317 storks as of December 1994
Black-necked_stork
Topics referred to by the same term
or Fly River turtle, a species of turtle native to northern Australia and the Fly River of southern New Guinea Murray River turtle or Macquarie River turtle
River_turtle_(disambiguation)
Largest lake in Papua New Guinea
visit was by the Italian naturalist Luigi d'Albertis, who ascended the Fly River in 1876 during a Royal Geographical Society expedition. A government patrol
Lake Murray (Papua New Guinea)
Lake_Murray_(Papua_New_Guinea)
Australian multinational mining and metals company
disaster caused severe harm to the environment along the Ok Tedi River and the Fly River in the Western Province of Papua New Guinea between around 1984
BHP
Fly River language spoken in Indonesia
Yaqay is spoken along the south coast of Mappi Regency, along the Obaa River north to the Gandaimu area. The following is the phonology of Yaqay, as
Yaqay_language
Leptomys elegans CR Ernst Mayr's water rat, Leptomys ernstmayri LR/lc Fly River water rat, Leptomys signatus CR Genus: Lorentzimys New Guinean jumping
List of mammals of Papua New Guinea
List_of_mammals_of_Papua_New_Guinea
1976 story collection by Norman MacLean
2014) [June 1981]. "The Old Man and the River". Esquire. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Cooper, David B. – "Hooked on Fly-Fishing, Good Writing". – Akron Beacon
A River Runs Through It (book)
A_River_Runs_Through_It_(book)
Family of insects
states have programs to suppress the black fly population. They spread several diseases, including river blindness in Africa (Simulium damnosum and S
Black_fly
Island in Papua New Guinea
Wabuda Island is the third largest island in the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea, after Kiwai Island and Purutu Island. Its area is 109 km2 (42 sq mi)
Wabuda_Island
1992 film by Robert Redford
Presbyterian minister, from whom they learn a love of fly fishing for trout in the Blackfoot River. Norman and Paul are home-schooled under the strict moral
A River Runs Through It (film)
A_River_Runs_Through_It_(film)
Index of animals with the same common name
konoshiro (Konosirus punctatus) Fly River gizzard shad (Nematalosa flyensis) Galathea gizzard shad (Nematalosa galatheae) Ganges River gizzard shad (Gonialosa
Gizzard_shad
River in Oregon, United States
reservoir impounded by Pelton Dam. The river is world-renowned for its fly fishing. It is home to Columbia River redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri)
Deschutes_River
Species of reptile
occurs in swamps, rivers, and lakes in the southern half of New Guinea. It is known to occasionally enter estuaries, such as the Fly River estuary. Variation
Crocodylus_halli
1958 film directed by Edward Bernds
Return of the Fly is a 1959 American horror science-fiction film and sequel to The Fly (1958). It is the second installment in The Fly film series. It
Return_of_the_Fly
Language family of New Guinea
Eastern Trans-Fly (or Oriomo) languages are a small independent family of Papuan languages spoken in the Oriomo Plateau to the west of the Fly River in New Guinea
Eastern_Trans-Fly_languages
Gogodala-Suki language of Papua New Guinea
Gogodala-Suki language spoken by about 3500 people several miles inland along the Fly River in southwestern Papua New Guinea. Suki is primarily spoken in six villages
Suki_language
Species of fish
species of fish in the subfamily Pseudomugilinae. It is found in the Fly River system in Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 3.0 cm (1
Paska's_blue-eye
River in Wyoming and Montana, United States
(December 9, 2019). "Madison River - The Upper River". Fly Fishing Waters. Retrieved June 13, 2024. "Madison River". Western Rivers Conservancy. Retrieved June
Madison_River
(Vriendschaps) River Becking River Bewani River Bian River Brazza River Bulaka River Digul Fly River Grime River Kampung River Kamundan River Kumbe River Lorentz
List of rivers of Western New Guinea
List_of_rivers_of_Western_New_Guinea
Family of bats
Hipposideros marisae Ethiopian large-eared roundleaf bat, Hipposideros megalotis Fly River roundleaf bat, Hipposideros muscinus Malayan roundleaf bat, Hipposideros
Hipposideridae
Southern Region: Central, Gulf, Milne Bay, Oro (Northern), Western (Fly River), and National Capital District (Port Moresby). Momase is a recently devised
Regions_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Genus of snakes
Toxicocalamus preussi angusticinctus Bogert & Matalas, 1945 – Fly River forest snake, Fly River slender worm-eating snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae O'Shea,
Toxicocalamus
Island in Papua New Guinea
450°E / -8.400; 143.450 Purutu Island is the second largest island in the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea, after Kiwai Island. Its area is 186 km2 (72 sq mi)
Purutu_Island
Order of mites
Hammenius longipes (Thorell, 1882) — Fly River, New Guinea (?) Hammenius mendi (Lehtinen, 1995) — Strickland River: New Guinea Hammenius montanus Hammen
Holothyrida
River in Nova Scotia, Canada
highly regulated now and is restricted to fly fishing only, with barbless hooks, in the main stem of the river. Famed American angler and Atlantic salmon
Margaree_River
Species of reptile
Guinea, it is common within the coastal reaches of every river system, such as the Fly River and in the Bismarck Archipelago. In the Philippines, it occurs
Saltwater_crocodile
Southern Region: Central, Gulf, Milne Bay, Northern Province (Oro), Western (Fly), and the National Capital District. Momase is a recently devised portmanteau
Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea
Administrative_divisions_of_Papua_New_Guinea
Class of chemical compounds
DOB-ButterFLY (DOB-MOTH) DOH-5-hemiFLY (semi-FLY; SF) DOI-2-hemiFLY DOM-FLY DOMOM-FLY DragonFLY (DFLY; DOH-FLY) FLY (DOH-FLY) TFMFly (TFM-FLY; DOTFM-FLY) 2C-B-Fly-NBOMe
FLY_(psychedelics)
River in Papua New Guinea
River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea. It is located just to the east of the Bensbach River, and to the west of the Fly River. The river flows
Morehead_River
Town in Queensland, Australia
houses out of grass, coconut leaves and trees that floated down from the Fly River jungles of Papua New Guinea. The islands have sea turtle hatcheries, bird
Coconut_Island_(Queensland)
Papuan language of Gogodala-Suki family
language is a Papuan language of the New Guinea, spoken in a bend of the Fly River. It has 50% lexical similarity with Ari, its closest relative. It is spoken
Waruna_language
Species of fish
Thryssa rastrosa, the Fly River thryssa, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae. It is found in Oceania. This species reaches a length
Thryssa_rastrosa
1976 IMAX film by MacGillivray Freeman Films
To Fly! is a 1976 American short docudrama film directed by Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman of MacGillivray Freeman Films, who wrote the story with
To_Fly!
Ecoregion in New Guinea
lower reaches of the rivers that drain New Guinea's highlands. The most extensive swamp forests are in the basin of the Fly River. The Southern New Guinea
Southern New Guinea freshwater swamp forests
Southern_New_Guinea_freshwater_swamp_forests
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
selected the name Fly on account of its brevity. For more than 200 years, a ferry service has connected Fly, Ohio with the cross-river community of Sistersville
Fly,_Ohio
Asaro River Bae'e River Chimbu River Eilanden River Fly River Gogol River Jaba River Kabenau River Kikori River Malas River Mambare River Markham River Ok
List_of_rivers_of_Oceania
Species of fish
ichthyologist Gilbert Percy Whitley with its type locality given as the Fly River in Papua New Guinea. The 5th edition of the Fishes of the World classifies
Datnioides_campbelli
Family of Papuan languages
Wien-Mödling: Drukkerij van het Missiehuis St. Gabriël. New Guinea World, Fly River[dead link] New Guinea World, Marind–Yakhai Pawley, Andrew; Hammarström
Marind–Yaqai_languages
Ethnic group
and oil palm plantations. Yei people originally came from around the Fly River area in Papua New Guinea. They have long interacted with other tribes
Yei_people
Species of bird
found throughout the lowlands of southern New Guinea (Lorentz River to upper Fly River. The white-bellied pitohui was originally described in the genus
White-bellied_pitohui
Family of language in New Guinea
Taeme, which are spoken in the Pahoturi River area south of the Fly River, just west of the Eastern Trans-Fly languages. Idzuwe is no longer spoken. Ross
Pahoturi_languages
Line of longitude
Papua New Guinea on the east. The Fly River forms the border where it flows west of the 141st meridian. South of the Fly, the border runs slightly to the
141st_meridian_east
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
Biblical
god of the fly
Male
Hebrew
Short form of Hebrew Eliyahu, ELY means "the Lord is my God."
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Roman Latin Flavius, FLÃVIO means "yellow hair."
Girl/Female
British, English
Where Hawks Fly
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, German, Japanese
Fly; Dance in the Air
Female
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Latin Flora, FLÓRA means "flower."
Male
Egyptian
, fly.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name KIM-LY means "golden lion."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word fay, from Old English faie, FAY means "fairy." This name was in use in the 19th century when an interest in medieval times and Arthurian legends--brought about mostly by Tennyson's Idylls of the King--led to the use of such names as Fay and Morgan, Percival, and Tristan.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the cathedral city on an island in the fens north of Cambridge. It is so named from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + gē ‘district’.Probably also an Americanized form of German Eley.Nathaniel Ely was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly south and southwestern England)
English (chiefly south and southwestern England) : variant of Free, from the Old English byform frīg.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English fry ‘small person’, ‘child’, ‘offspring’ (Old Norse frjó ‘seed’).Americanized spelling of German Frei, Frey.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Richard III' Christopher Urswick, a priest. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Christopher Sly, a...
Female
Cornish
, escape, fly; alive; or, small water.
Female
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Roman Latin Flavia, FLÃVIA means "yellow hair."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Bligh.German : variant of Blei, Bley, a metonymic occupational name for a lead miner or lead worker, from Middle High German blī ‘lead’.Dutch : nickname for a cheerful, happy man, Dutch blij.Swedish : possibly German in origin (see 2 above) or a soldier’s name.Americanized form of a Norwegian habitational name from a farmstead in Hardanger named Bleie, from a river name from Old Norse bleikr ‘gray’, ‘pale’ + vin ‘meadow’.
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, German, Hebrew
Offering; Name of a River in South Wales and a Cathedral and Town in Cambridgeshire; Form of Eli; Elevation; The Lord will Help; The Highest; The Lord is My God
Male
English
Pet form of English Sylvester, SLY means "from the forest."
Boy/Male
Biblical
God of the fly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Danish : unexplained.Perhaps an altered spelling of Dutch Vlij, a topographic name from vallei ‘lowland’, ‘marsh’; in New Netherland this became a common term for a swamp.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fly.
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
Boy/Male
Hindu
Good character
Boy/Male
German
Courageous
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Indra
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Leafy
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
All Hearing
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Alive; Long Live
Surname or Lastname
English (Dorset and Somerset)
English (Dorset and Somerset) : variant of Appling.
Girl/Female
British, English, Greek
Defender of Mankind; Diminutive of Alexandra
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from the Latin personal name Christus ‘Christ’ (see Christian). The name Christ (Latin Christus) is from Greek Khristos, a derivative of khriein ‘to anoint’, a calque of Hebrew mashiach ‘Messiah’, which likewise means literally ‘the anointed’.English : variant of Crist.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
Exalted; Goddess Laxmi / Parvati
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
FLY RIVER
p. p.
of Fly
n.
Faith; as, by my fay.
v. t.
To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth.
v. i.
A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Fly
v. t.
To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.
v. i.
Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings; as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.
n.
A breeze fly.
v. t.
To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.
v. i.
A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly.
imp.
of Fly
n.
The fly of a flag: See Fly, n., 6.
v. i.
Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly; black fly. See Diptera, and Illust. in Append.
v.
A fly. See Fly, n., 9, and 13 (b).
v. i.
A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See Fly wheel (below).
pl.
of Fly