Fly and Orbit

Fly

Fly verb - To move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings.

Usage example: the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly

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Orbit and fly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Orbit" instead a verb "Fly".

Nearby Words: flying, flyer

Orbit verb - To travel completely around.

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Fly and orbit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fly" instead a verb "Orbit".

Nearby Words: orbited, orbiting, orbital

character	fly character	orbit character
land	fly land	orbit land
way	fly way	orbit way
plane	fly plane	orbit plane
Other words: vehicle, ship, objects, lasers.

Fly-at-the-Camera Ending: The ending of the Prisoner of Azkaban part of LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 brilliantly parodies the movie's ending by having Harry fly out into orbit on his Firebolt.

Source: Video Game / LEGO Harry Potter
However, panicky Grandma Josephine accidentally causes them to fly into space, where they end up in orbit around the Earth.

Source: Literature / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Hiller and Levinson fly a 50-year old captured Alien spacefighter to the Alien mothership in orbit.

Source: Film / Independence Day

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