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Examples of flying machine in a Sentence
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An illustration of the impressive-looking flying machine was featured on the cover of Harper’s Weekly.
—Erik Ofgang, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024
His initial idea was to build a self-driving flying machine that could take off from and land in a parking space.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
O’Leary knows Boeing got in the mess by not heeding the warnings and seeking insights from the folks who fasten the bolts and attach the panels on these fabulous flying machines.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2024
That nine-passenger aircraft would be designed to take off in a conventional way, by speeding down a runway, as opposed to vertically, like the flying machines from other companies, such as Joby.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
The fragile little flying machine has been exposed to the harsh Martian atmosphere for more than two and a half years, including bruising radiation, dust storms, and wide swings in temperature from very, very cold to sort of warm.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2024
With smartphone control, an autopilot mode, and a gyro stabilizer, this kit turns a simple piece of paper into an advanced flying machine.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
Pushing the technology further NASA already has big plans for flying machines on other worlds.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Even great and ingenious things, like the first flying machine on Mars.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1736, in the meaning defined above
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“Flying machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20machine. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
flying machine
noun
: aircraft
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