flying visit

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

flying visit (plural flying visits)

1. (idiomatic) A very short visit.

   My favorite novelist was on a flying visit to London last week for a book signing.

Synonyms

• whistle-stop

Translations

very short visit

• Finnish: pikavierailu
• German: Stippvisite (de) f
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• Italian: capatina (it) f, mordi e fuggi, breve sosta, al volo