A fly is any species of insect of the order Diptera; to fly is a verb referring to flight, the process of flying. True flies are Insects of the Order Diptera ( Greek: di = two and pteron = wing possessing a single pair of Flight is the process by which an object achieves sustained movement either through the Air (or movement beyond Earth's atmosphere, in the case of Fly may also refer to:
- Fly (clothing), a part of trousers or other garments
- Fly (pentop computer), a type of computer built into a pen
- Fly (tent), the outer lining of a tent or stand-alone material shelter without walls
- Fly (exercise), a strength training exercise
- Fly (American football), a pattern run by a receiver in American Football
- Fly (solitaire), a solitaire card game
- Fly (carriage), a type of light hired carriage drawn by a single horse
- Fly!, a flight simulator for computers
- Fly lure, a lure used in fly fishing tied to look like an insect
- Fly River, the second longest river of the island of New Guinea
- HMS Fly, the name of eighteen ships of the Royal Navy
- Fly (brig), a brig that disappeared in 1802. A fly is a zipped, Velcro or buttoned opening in Trousers, shorts and other garments covering the Groin. The Fly is a personal electronics product manufactured by LeapFrog Enterprises Inc For other meanings see Fly (disambiguation A fly refers to the outer layer of a tent or to a piece of material which is strung up using A fly (or flye) is a Strength training exercise in which the Hand and Arm move through an arc while the Elbow is kept at A Fly Route, also called a Streak route or Go route, is a pattern run by a receiver in American Football, where the receiver runs straight Frog (also known as Toad) is a Solitaire Card game which is played with two decks of Playing cards Because of its gameplay it belongs to the A fly was a horse-drawn public coach or delivery Wagon, especially one let out for hire Fly! is a Flight simulator for PC and Apple Macintosh computers developed by Terminal Reality and published by Gathering of Developers A fly lure, Fly, or "pattern" in the terminology of Sport fishing and Fly fishing, is an artificial Fishing lure tied most commonly The Fly at, is the second longest River, after the Sepik, in Papua New Guinea. Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly: was a six-gun Sloop, built in 1648 and last listed in 1652 The Fly was a brig of 100 tons that sailed from Calcutta India on 14 May 1802 bound for Sydney, Australia.
- Fly, a term in flag terminology
Film, television and radio
- See also: The Fly
- The Fly (1958 film), a horror film directed by Kurt Neumann
- The Fly (1986 film), a remake of the previous film directed by David Cronenberg
- Fly fm, a private radio station in Malaysia
- Fly TV, a former digital television channel from ABC Television, Australia
- WFLY (FLY 92), a radio station in Albany, New York
Music
Albums
Songs
- "Fly" (Sugar Ray song), a 1997 single
- "Fly" (Hilary Duff song), a 2004 single by Hilary Duff
- "Fly" (Blind Guardian song), a 2006 single by Blind Guardian
- "Fly (Jars Of Clay Song), a 2002 single by Jars Of Clay
- "Fly" (Nickelback song), the first single by Nickelback
- "Fly" (Sick Puppies), an EP by the Sick Puppies
- "Fly", a song by Celine Dion on the album Falling into You
- "Fly", a song by Korean group Epik High
- "Fly," a song by Luscious Jackson from their 1999 album Electric Honey
- "Fly", a song by Veruca Salt from their 1994 album American Thighs
- "Fly," a song by Sanctus Real on their album The Face of Love. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. The Fly ( 1958) is an American science-fiction / Horror film, directed by Kurt Neumann. The Fly is a 1986 Science fiction / Horror film produced by Brooksfilms and 20th Century Fox, directed by David Cronenberg Fly FM is a private Radio station in Malaysia owned by Media Prima Berhad. Fly TV was an ABC Television channel available to viewers of Digital terrestrial television in Australia. WFLY (Fly 923 is a Contemporary Hit Radio radio station licensed to Troy New York and serving New York's Capital District as well as Fly Records was a Record label established in 1970 by independent music publisher David Platz and initially managed by Malcolm Jones from the offices of Essex Music in London Fly is the cooperative Jazz trio of saxophonist Mark Turner, drummer Jeff Ballard and bassist Larry Grenadier. Fly is the fifth Album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music) Fly is an album by English Soprano Sarah Brightman. It is her second album with producer Frank Peterson and is more pop and rock Fly is the second album by Yoko Ono. It was produced by Joe Jones and released in 1971 Fly is an Album released by Zucchero in 2006 It is Zucchero's 11th studio album " Fly " is a song by rock band Sugar Ray. It appears on their 1997 Album Floored twice one version with Reggae " Fly " is a Pop rock song recorded by Hilary Duff for her third album Hilary Duff (2004 " Fly " is a single by Blind Guardian from their 2006 release A Twist in the Myth. " Fly " is a song written and performed by Jars Of Clay. Fly is an Indie rock EP released by Rock band Sick Puppies in 2003. Falling into You is Céline Dion 's fourth English Album and twenty-first in total released on March 11, 1996. Epik High ( Hangul: 에픽 하이 is a South Korean hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. Electric Honey is the fourth and final studio album from New York Alternative rock group Luscious Jackson, released on the Grand Royal American Thighs is the debut Album by Alternative rock band Veruca Salt. The Face of Love is the third album released by the Christian rock group Sanctus Real.
- "Fly", a song by Nick Drake on his 1970 album Bryter Layter
See also
Bryter Layter, recorded in 1970 was the second of three Albums by British folk musician Nick Drake. A fly system is a system of ropes counterweights pulleys and other such tools within a Theatre designed to allow a technical crew to quickly move set pieces lights and microphones
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