overfly
verb
over·fly
ˌō-vər-ˈflī 
overflew
ˌō-vər-ˈflü
; overflown
ˌō-vər-ˈflōn
; overflying
; overflown
ˌō-vər-ˈflōn
; overflying
: to fly over
especially
: to pass over in an aircraft or spacecraft
Examples of overfly in a Sentence
The jets overflew the stadium.
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And alternate routes overflying Jordan and Saudi Arabia would involve angering relatively friendly states with air defense capabilities.
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Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The airline is constantly monitoring the evolving geopolitical situation in the territories served and overflown by its aircraft to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, in Europe, military bases have in the past few years been regularly overflown by a large number of unknown drones, which are presumably gathering intelligence.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
The airline is constantly monitoring the evolving geopolitical situation in the territories served and overflown by its aircraft to ensure the highest level of flight safety and security.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Meanwhile, in Europe, military bases have in the past few years been regularly overflown by a large number of unknown drones, which are presumably gathering intelligence.
—Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
These could include rovers outfitted with leading-edge cameras, spectrometers and lasers, along with helicopters that could overfly and map the lava tubes that might shelter future habitats.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Overfly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overfly. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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overfly
verb
over·fly
ˌō-vər-ˈflī
: to fly over
especially
: to pass over in an aircraft or spacecraft
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