flyover

noun

fly·​over ˈflī-ˌō-vər How to pronounce flyover (audio)
1
British : overpass
2

Examples of flyover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After a free pancake breakfast and exhibition (8 -10 a.m.), the 11 a.m. ceremony includes an F-16 flyover, tolling of the honor bell and wreath laying. John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 25 May 2024 The event will start with a helicopter flyover and landing and move into music by the Hayward Municipal Band. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 In the new study, scientists collected data using airplane flyovers and imaging spectrometers to measure concentrations, or plumes, of methane in the air. Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 22 May 2024 Costa Mesa: This ceremony, now in its 70th year, will honor the fallen at 11 a.m. at Harbor Lawn-Mt. Olive Memorial Park & Mortuary, 1625 Gisler Ave., and is set to include a missing man flyover, as well as a WWII bomber,, musical presentations and a wreath laying ceremony. Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for flyover 

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Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flyover was in 1901

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“Flyover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flyover. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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