fly in

verb

To use a flying switch to switch train cars.

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Meanings

verbfly in (third-person singular simple present flies in, present participle flying in, simple past flew in, past participle flown in)

present singular third person flies in · participle present flying in · past flew in · participle past flown in

  1. intransitiveTo use a flying switch to switch train cars.
  2. To land at an airfield.

    Near by is the RAF museum at Duxford Airfield, open at weekends, which has a large display of aircraft. Trapped there is the prototype Concorde, which flew in but can never fly out, because the runway was shortened to make way for a motorway immediately after its arrival.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 233
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APA

fly in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20in

MLA

“fly in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly%20in.

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