flying vs fly-by
fly-by vs flyingflying and fly-by both are nouns.
flying is an adjective but fly-by is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flying | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| fly-by | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
fly-by is a hyponym of
flying; that is, fly-by is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
flying:
- flying: an instance of traveling by air
- fly-by: a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground
Other hyponyms of flying include
acrobatics, aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, blind flying, blind landing, ballooning, flyover, flypast, glide, gliding, sailing, sailplaning, soaring, maiden flight, overflight, pass, solo, sortie, low level flight, terrain flight.
| flying (noun) | fly-by (noun) |
|---|---|
| an instance of traveling by air | a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground |
| flying (adjective) | fly-by (adjective) |
|---|---|
| hurried and brief | |
| moving swiftly |
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