flying circus

noun

A German fighter wing in World War I.

“Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1), the Red Baron's Flying Circus”

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Meanings

nounflying circus (plural flying circuses)

plural flying circuses

  1. historicalaeronauticsA German fighter wing in World War I.

    Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1), the Red Baron's Flying Circus

  2. A troupe performing barnstorming (stunt airplane flying).
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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