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- adjective Not
flying ; traveling by means other thanflight . - adjective biology Unable to fly, as of a bird.
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Examples
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I have had a number of "nonflying" assignments but readily volunteered to get back into the cockpit and still want to do it again.
Merritt, Raymond J. 1977
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And though the sport is based on flying, the nonflying parts of the competition determine the winner.
The Aeronautical Pentathlon Has Six Events—and Flying Doesn't Count Adam Thompson 2011
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But the young man didn't take instruction well and didn't like nonflying chores.
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As a result, the company said, it has changed its record-keeping process related to pilot pay for nonflying time and its tracking of pilot flight and duty time.
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Recognizing this situation, authors who wrote about their air journeys attempted to inform the nonflying public of the advantages and sensations of taking a trip across the country in an airliner.
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However, in an interesting, nonflying change of pace, we were driving.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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However, in an interesting, nonflying change of pace, we were driving.
Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports Patterson, James, 1947- 2007
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In requesting a permanent transfer to a nonflying unit in Alabama in 1972, Bush was supposed to sign an acknowledgment that he received relocation counseling.
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In requesting a permanent transfer to a nonflying unit in Alabama in 1972, Bush was supposed to sign an acknowledgment that he received relocation counseling.
Think Progress » Ohio GOP Smears Al Franken In Press Release With Doctored Photo, Fabricated Quote 2006
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New to the squadron were nonflying intelligence officer LTJG Kenneth I. Danneberg and ground maintenance officer ENS Howard “Howie” Zehetner.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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