flying fish
noun
: any of numerous bony fishes (family Exocoetidae) chiefly of tropical and warm seas that are capable of long gliding flights out of water by spreading their large pectoral fins like wings
Examples of flying fish in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
What looked like a school of flying fish turned out to be penguins, leaping from the water in successive waves.
—
Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Landscape intervention using green fabric and boat of a person with his arms wide opened as a flying fish to the horizon.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
The high-quality, small batch ice cream made by Gifford’s ice cream in Maine will for now include chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, cookie dough, flying fish (gummies), Monster (with M&M’s), toasted coconut and Maine blueberry.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024
The latter would be bundled into a launcher, sent above the atmosphere and released like flying fish, one after another—hundreds or thousands of them—so many that like the reptilian reproduction strategy, losing a few would not matter.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
See all Example Sentences for flying fish 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Landscape intervention using green fabric and boat of a person with his arms wide opened as a flying fish to the horizon.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
The high-quality, small batch ice cream made by Gifford’s ice cream in Maine will for now include chocolate, strawberry, vanilla, cookie dough, flying fish (gummies), Monster (with M&M’s), toasted coconut and Maine blueberry.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024
The latter would be bundled into a launcher, sent above the atmosphere and released like flying fish, one after another—hundreds or thousands of them—so many that like the reptilian reproduction strategy, losing a few would not matter.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
See all Example Sentences for flying fish
Dictionary Entries Near flying fish
Cite this Entry
“Flying fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flying%20fish. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share