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Highflyer   Listen
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highflyer  n.  Same as highflier.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Highflyer" Quotes from Famous Books



... lord, and duke, and squire, We now keep up the betting fire; And then the guard of the "Highflyer" ...
— The English Spy • Bernard Blackmantle

... noteworthy in naval circles occurred during the remainder of the year. Looking back over the annals of the naval operations of 1813, it is clear that the Americans were the chief sufferers. They had the victories over the "Peacock," "Boxer," and "Highflyer" to boast of; but they had lost the "Chesapeake," "Argus," and "Viper." But, more than this, they had suffered their coast to be so sealed up by British blockaders that many of their best vessels were left to lie idle at their docks. The blockade, too, was growing stricter daily, and the outlook ...
— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 2 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot



Words linked to "Highflyer" :   success, winner, succeeder, highflier, achiever



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