WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
flying fox, 
    1. Mammalsany large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of Old World tropical regions, having a foxlike head.
    2. Mining, British Terms[Australian.]an aerial conveyor belt or suspended carrier operating on cables, often used to convey ore, dirt, or the like, over rivers and gorges in mining or construction operations.
    • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
flying fox n
  1. any large fruit bat, esp any of the genus Pteropus of tropical Africa and Asia: family Pteropodidae
  2. Austral NZ a cable mechanism used for transportation across a river, gorge, etc
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