flier
noun
1
in sports, a very fast start; in cricket, a swift rate of scoring at the beginning of a match. A shortening of conventional 'flying start', usually in the phrase 'off to a flier' UK, 1984.
2
in target shooting, a shot that strikes outside a close group of shots on the target US, 1957.
3
a prisoner who commits suicide by jumping or is murdered by being thrown from the top tier of a prison US, 1942.► take a flierto leave US, 1914