flying machine

noun

: an apparatus for navigating the air

Examples of flying machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The elite of the sailing world may have launched into hyperspace with their flying machines in SailGP and the America’s Cup, but for most sailors their passion still lies in racing slower but more tactical keelboats. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

This is very unfair, and not just to our golf-loving president, whose airline food cart of choice is never going to fit into the delicate flying machines. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

If the objects’ origins were indeed found to be extraterrestrial, the technology of the alien species far eclipses any flying machines human beings have ever developed. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Outside of cartoon land, however, the notion of boarding an exotic new flying machine—particularly one not yet certified by the Federal Aviation Administration—might not reassure a wary public. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flying machine

• acridine
• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene

Kids Definition

flying machine

noun

: aircraft