- boat-fly
- [ʹbəʋtflaı] n зоол.
гребляк, водяной клоп (Notonecta glauca)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
boat-fly
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boat fly — Boat bug Boat bug (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boat-fly — boatˈ fly noun A water bug (genus Notonecta), with boat shaped body, that swims on its back • • • Main Entry: ↑boat … Useful english dictionary
fly|boat — «FLY BOHT», noun. any fast sailing ship or boat. ╂[apparently < Dutch vlieboot (originally) boat used on the Vlie, a channel from the Zuider Zee] … Useful english dictionary
Boat bug — (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boat insect — Boat bug Boat bug (Zo[ o]l.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fly — bot·fly; fly; fly·abil·i·ty; fly·able; fly·boat; fly·ing·ly; fly·less; fly·man; fly·ness; fly·ti·er; med·fly; re·fly; ruf·fly; snif·fly; snuf·fly; but·ter·fly·er; but·ter·fly; fly·less·ness; … English syllables
Fly fishing — in a river Fly fishing is an angling method in which an artificial fly is used to catch fish. The fly is cast using a fly rod, reel, and specialized weighted line. Casting a nearly weightless fly or lure requires casting techniques significantly… … Wikipedia
Fly fishing tackle — comprises the fishing tackle or equipment typically used by fly anglers. Fly fishing tackle includes: * Fly rods a specialized type of fishing rod designed to cast fly line and artificial flies * Fly reels a specialized type of fishing reel… … Wikipedia
Fly ash — Photomicrograph made with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM): Fly ash particles at 2,000x magnification Fly ash is one of the residues generated in combustion, and comprises the fine particles that rise with the flue gases. Ash which does not… … Wikipedia
fly — 1 verb past tense flew past participle flown PLANE 1 (I) to travel by plane: You can fly direct from London to Tokyo in under 12 hours now. | fly on (=continue flying to another place): The first stop is San Francisco, and from there we re flying … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boat — au·to·boat; boat·a·ble; boat·age; boat; boat·er; boat·less; boat·man; boat·man·ship; boat·steerer; boat·stone; boat·swain; boat·yard; bum·boat; cock·boat; falt·boat; flat·boat·man; fly·boat; keel·boat·man; life·boat·man; riv·er·boat·man;… … English syllables
