Fly (disambiguation)

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A fly is any species of insect of the order Diptera. The most common fly occurring in homes is the house fly.

Fly can also be:

• Fly, a usually zipped, velcroed or buttoned opening in trousers, shorts and other male or unisex garments covering the groin
• Fly (roller coaster), a model of roller coaster
• 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, a type of light, swift enclosed single-axle carriage drawn by a single horse, especially one let out for hire: see also Hansom cab
• Fly (artist), a prolific artist from New York City
• Fly (band), a jazz trio
• WFLY (FLY 92), a radio station in Albany, New York
• Fly, the half of a flag furthest from the flagpole; see Flag terminology
• Counterweight fly system

• Various movies:
  • 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.

• Several songs and albums:
  • Fly (Yoko Ono album), an album released in 1971
  • "Fly" (Blind Guardian song), a 2006 single
  • "Fly" (Hilary Duff song), a 2004 single
  • "Fly" (Sugar Ray song), a 1997 single
  • The Fly (song), a single by U2
• "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 (opera) by Barry Conyngham

Fly may also call to mind:

• Fly ball, a ball that is hit into the air in baseball
• The Human Fly (comics), a fictional supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics
• the song human fly by the band the Cramps
• Fly lure, a lure used in angling, made of materials such as feathers or cotton thread, tied to look like an insect
• Fly Records, a record label
• Fly River, the longest river of the island of New Guinea
• Fly tower, the tower over the stage in a theatre; flies can refer to this or to a storage area to the side of the stage

[edit] See also

• Flight
• Mouche

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