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Meaning of "needle fly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEEDLE FLY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEEDLE FLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Needle fly is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEEDLE FLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of needle fly in the English dictionary

The definition of needle fly in the dictionary is a small stonefly of the genus Leuctra, whose rolled-up wings at rest give it a slender pointed appearance.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEEDLE FLY

needle
needle bearing
needle book
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needle match
needle time
needle valve
needle-sharp
needlecord
needlecraft
needlefish
needleful
needlelike
needlepoint
needler
needless
needlessly
needlessness
needlestick
needlestick injury

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEEDLE FLY

bee fly
black fly
caddis fly
crane fly
dry fly
fruit fly
hackle fly
let fly
Mediterranean fruit fly
on the fly
sedge fly
snake fly
snipe fly
Spanish fly
stable fly
tsetse fly
tube fly
tzetze fly
warble fly
wet fly

Synonyms and antonyms of needle fly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «needle fly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEEDLE FLY

Find out the translation of needle fly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of needle fly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «needle fly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

针飞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mosca de la aguja
570 millions of speakers

English

needle fly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुई मक्खी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذبابة إبرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

игла муха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agulha fly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুই উড়তে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mouche de l´aiguille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terbang jarum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nadel fly
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

針フライ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바늘 비행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jarum fly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bay kim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊசி பறக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुई माशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Iğne uçurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ago fly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

igła mucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

голка муха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ac Fly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βελόνα μύγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naald vlieg
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nål fluga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nål fly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of needle fly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLE FLY»

The term «needle fly» is barely ever used and occupies the 209.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of needle fly
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEEDLE FLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «needle fly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «needle fly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about needle fly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEEDLE FLY»

Discover the use of needle fly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to needle fly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Language of Fly-Fishing
Perhaps in this sense the term means 'any extreme projection'. needle-fly Also simply needletsi . Needle-flies are small stone-flies ; they are widely distributed, and are indeed abundant on fast- flowing rain-fed rivers. I cannot do better than to ...
C. B. McCully, 2000
2
African Fly-fishing Handbook
Bill Hansford-Steele. 3–5 mm 1. With a darning needle make a hole through the centre and out the side of the fly line. Warm the needle with a gas flame until the needle moves freely through the line – don't overheat. Take a sharp blade and ...
Bill Hansford-Steele, 2004
3
Fishing Knots: Proven to Work for Light Tackle and Fly Fishing
Proven to Work for Light Tackle and Fly Fishing Lefty Kreh. BRAIDED FLY LINE LOOP 89 BRAIDED FLY LINE LOOP Many experienced fishermen prefer the Braided Line Loop method of attaching a loop to a fly line or a shooting head.
Lefty Kreh, 2007
4
Oliver Edwards' Flytyer's Masterclass:
British fishing names: Willow Fly, Needle Fly (Dark Needle, Light Needle, Dark Spanish Needle). North American species: Leuctra grandis, L. occidentalism L. sara. North American fishing name: Needle Fly. SPENT WILLOW AND NEEDLE ...
Oliver Edwards, 2009
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Little Anna: A Story for Pleasant Little Children ; ...
Now, my busy girl so spry, Make needle fly, make needle fly, Never let it think of stopping, Then some day you can go shopping, Eun about all over town, Eat ice- cream and buy a gown. Now, my busy girl, so spry, Make needle fly, make needle  ...
A. Stein, 1864
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Handbook of Technical Textiles
5.6 Compound needle (fly needle frame). satile in terms of the range of materials that can be processed on latch needle machines. Bearded needles are less expensive to manufacture, can be produced in finer gauges and supposedly knit  ...
A R Horrocks, Subhash C. Anand, 2000
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Malcolm Greenhalghs Flyfishers Handbook
Needle Fly/Willow Fly Leuctra Probably the most widespread of stoneflies, occurring in upland stony fast-flowing rivers, chalk- streams and lowland silty rivers; also in clean stony lakes. Adults hatch July-November (peak August- September).
Malcolm Greenhalgh, Malcolm Greenhalgh and Denys Ovenden, 2004
8
Trout Fly Fishing: An Expert Approach
In the northern English rivers, stoncfljt' imitations. such as the Needle Fly. bring consistent success. But on alkaline waters that support a WllOlt' host of insect life, the gourmet trout tend to be more accustomed to mayllies, caddis or midgcs in ...
Martin Cairncross, John Dawson, 2001
9
Basic Fly Fishing: All the Skills and Gear You Need to Get ...
Basic. Gear. Recommendations. for. Trout. Fishing. Rod: 8'/2- or 9-foot graphite rod for 4-, 5-, or 6-weight line, depending on your home water, with medium or medium-fast action. Buy the best rod you can afford. Line: Weight-forward (WF) ...
Lefty Kreh, 2006
10
Essential Angler
... dressing for 135 May and August shade of Olive Duns, dressings for 129 May shade of Iron Blue 130 meteorological influences on sport 170-1 movements of salmon, periodic 13; of trout 18-19; of grayling 26 nature and art 125 Needle Fly,  ...
David Forster, 2006

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEEDLE FLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term needle fly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gay groups ask Space Needle to fly gay-pride flag, reach contract …
Should the Space Needle fly the rainbow flag every year during Pride month in June? Ten lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ... «The Seattle Times, Apr 13»
2
Space Needle wont fly gay pride flag
Should the Space Needle fly the gay pride flag? Yes, it's an important issue for Seattle. No way. The parade is enough. What difference does it ... «Seattle Post Intelligencer, Jun 12»
3
Skoda Octavia VRS 2.0 FSI DSG
Punch the accelerator and watch the needle fly. The gear changes are sudden and sharp, even in DSG mode, and for me that's just what is ... «Northern Echo, Apr 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Needle fly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/needle-fly>. May 2024 ».
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