fly-in

noun

An informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.

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Meanings

nounfly-in (plural fly-ins)

plural fly-ins

  1. aeronauticsAn informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
  2. The bringing of a people to a place by air travel.

    IBM […] has staged to "fly-ins" of company executives to appeal to lawmakers.

    2018, The New York Times Editorial Staff, Transgender Rights: Striving for Equality, page 165
  3. businessA method of application for roll materials by which the dry sheet is set into the bitumen or adhesive applied to the roof surface.

Origin

Deverbal from fly in.

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APA

fly-in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-in

MLA

“fly-in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-in. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fly-in,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fly-in.

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