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Definition of Overfly
1. Verb. Fly over. "The plane passed over Damascus"
Category relationships: Air, Air Travel, Aviation
Generic synonyms: Go, Locomote, Move, Travel
Definition of Overfly
1. v. t. To cross or pass over by flight.
Definition of Overfly
1. Verb. To fly over something. ¹
2. Verb. To fly too far past something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overfly
1. to fly over [v -FLEW, -FLOWN, -FLYING, -FLIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overfly
Literary usage of Overfly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Establishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport Traffic Control Towers by Diane Publishing Staff (1998)
"According to standard traffic procedures, some aircraft must overfly a non-towered
airport to obtain such information as wind direction and traffic pattern ..."
2. Recurring Logistic Problems as I Have Observed Them by Carter Bowie Magruder (1994)
"For example, in the Lebanon crisis of 1959, Greece, although our ally in NATO,
refused permission for US troops going to Lebanon to overfly Greek territory. ..."
3. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"Inside Laos, the SUSO decided if and when US military planes could overfly Laotian
territory. And if granted permission to overfly, what targets could be ..."
4. Shakespeare's Pronunciation [I]: A Shakespeare Phonology, with a Rime-index by Wilhelm Viëtor (1906)
"pn. ['hij dem] : overfly them v. & pn. VA 323. overfly them v. & pn. [over'flij
dem] : hie them v. & pn. VA 324. 121. Rimes in [ijz]. arise v. ..."
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