Fly
proper nounproper nountop 1 000 in film dialogue
A river in Papua New Guinea
proper noun
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A river in Papua New Guinea
Etymology
The Fly was first discovered by Europeans in 1845 when Francis Blackwood, commanding the corvette HMS Fly, surveyed the western coast of the Gulf of Papua. The river was named after his ship and he proclaimed that it would be possible for a small steam-powered boat to travel up the mighty river.
proper noun
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A surname.
Forms
- plural
- Flys
flutter · To flap or wave quickly but irregularly.flux · The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as…fly · Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two…
Fly · A river in Papua New Guinea
flyer · That which flies, as a bird or insect.flying · That flies or can fly.Flynn · A surname from Irish.