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One worked out how to create different variations of flying machines, no bed needed, by binding together a crow, a rock, and an enemy that creates wind gusts.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 2 Oct. 2024
Folklore further states that later the infield became an airstrip, and the stables were used to house the early flying machines.
—Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2024
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
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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 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
flying machine
noun
: aircraft
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