Fly and Operate

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Fly

Fly verb - Operate an airplane.

Usage example: The pilot flew to Cuba

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Operate is a synonym for fly in pilot topic. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Fly", when it comes to topics like navigate, take to the air.

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Operate

Operate verb - To control the mechanical operation of.

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Fly is a synonym for operate in navigate topic. Sometimes you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Operate".

Nearby Words: operation, operative, operator, operating, operated

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Common collocations

thanks	fly thanks	operate thanks
way	fly way	operate way
plane	fly plane	operate plane
machine	fly machine	operate machine
Other words: suit, vehicle, magic, craft, ship, spaceship, aircraft, objects, ships, planes.

Both words in one sentence

Young Tintin can fly planes, drive tanks, operate weaponry, navigate harsh terrain, carve a working trumpet out of a tree branch with a pen-knife, build cars out of discarded spare parts, learn elephant language in a matter of weeks, etc.

Source: Improbable Age
No commercial Zeppelin would fly again until 1999, though relatively tiny nonrigid "blimps" had continued to operate in relative stagnation.

Source: Zeppelins from Another World
It's justified with Toothless, who requires a rider to operate his artificial stabilizer so he can fly.

Source: Western Animation / How to Train Your Dragon

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