flyout

plural flyouts

1. alternativeball gamesAlternative form of fly out.

   Sosa got Clark to chase a changeup, then retired Stephen Drew on a flyout to the right-field fence.

   2007 May 6, Ben Shpigel, “Mets’ Gamble on Sosa Pays Off for One Night”, in New York Times

2. computingA popup menu that branches off some other visual element.

   The submenu flyouts are controlled by JavaScript.

   2007, David Powers, The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS3 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP

   2 more examples

   You can also insert some commands from the various palette flyouts.

   2000, Ken Milburn, Photoshop 5.5: get professional results

   If a tool has a flyout, you'll see a small triangle in the lower-right corner of the tool.

   2006, George Omura, Mastering AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007