fly-in

English

Etymology

Deverbal from fly in.

Noun

fly-in (plural fly-ins)

  1. (aviation) An informal gathering of private pilots and their aircraft at a prearranged airfield.
  2. The bringing of a people to a place by air travel.
    • 2018, The New York Times Editorial Staff, Transgender Rights: Striving for Equality (page 165)
      IBM […] has staged to "fly-ins" of company executives to appeal to lawmakers.
  3. (roofing) A method of application for roll materials by which the dry sheet is set into the bitumen or adhesive applied to the roof surface.
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