formation flying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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formation [Am fɔrˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Brit fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N

I.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB intr

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1.2. fly:

fly plane/pilot:
volar
fly passenger:
ir en avión
we are flying at 8, 000m
volamos a 8.000m
we'll be flying over Rome
volaremos sobre or sobrevolaremos Roma
she's learning to fly
está aprendiendo a volar or a pilotar aviones
I'm going to Boston — are you flying?
me voy a Boston — ¿vas en avión?
to fly in
llegar (en avión)
the ambassador is flying in tomorrow
el embajador llegará mañana
we will be flying into Orly
aterrizaremos en Orly
to fly out
salir (en avión)
he flew (out) from London this morning
salió de Londres en avión esta mañana
we fly on to Denver tomorrow
mañana volamos a or salimos en avión para Denver
the jets flew past in formation
los jets pasaron volando en formación
a nice concept, but will it fly? Am inf
una idea buena pero ¿funcionará?
to be flying high
estar volando alto
to fly blind
ir a ciegas
to fly blind AVIAT
volar guiándose por los instrumentos

2.3. fly (move, be thrown):

fly
volar
papers were flying in the wind
había papeles volando por el aire
my hat flew off
se me voló el sombrero
the ball/stone flew past me
la pelota/piedra pasó volando por mi lado
the window flew open
la ventana se abrió de golpe
the car flew up into the air
el coche saltó por los aires
insults flew between them
se lanzaron una sarta de insultos
I tripped and went flying
tropecé y salí volando or disparado
it sent the poor cyclist flying
el pobre ciclista salió disparado por los aires
to let fly at sb
emprenderla or arremeter contra alguien
he grabbed a bottle and let fly at her
agarró una botella y arremetió or la emprendió contra ella
he let fly with a stream of abuse
soltó una sarta de insultos
to make the feathers or fur or sparks fly
armar un gran lío inf
and then the feathers really began to fly
y entonces sí que se armó la gorda or la de San Quintín inf

II.fly1 <3rd pers sing pres flies, pres part flying, pt flew, pp flown> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] VB trans

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III.fly1 <pl flies> [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly2 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] N

fly3 [Am flaɪ, Brit flʌɪ] ADJ

I.flying [Am ˈflaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ] ADJ attr

II.flying [Am ˈflaɪɪŋ, Brit ˈflʌɪɪŋ] N U

formation flying in the PONS Dictionary

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I.fly1 [flaɪ] VB intr flew, flown

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formation [fɔ:ˈmeɪʃən, Am fɔ:r-] N

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One of the mid-term goals is also to demonstrate formation flying.
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When courting, they will utilize aerial displays and formation flying.
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In civil aviation, formation flying is performed at air shows and is also flown for recreation.
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Formation flying and long-range missions were practiced with the many other tasks necessary to build an effective fighting group.
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Here, the pilots received advanced training in combat air tactics, formation flying and gunnery.
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The cadets also received extensive training in formation flying, acrobatic maneuvers, armaments and instrument navigation.
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It included extensive exercises in high-altitude formation flying, long-range navigation, target identification, and simulated combat missions.
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They are suitable for basic, aerobatic, navigation, instrument and night flying, for formation flying and combat maneuvers.
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Forms consist of four flights of learning the basics of close in formation flying.
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However, several noted that the training of the aircraft pilots for night formation flying and navigation was far from satisfactory.
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