flyover

noun

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

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There should be at least one more flyover at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium this season. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025 Fourteen new flyovers and underpasses, 11 new road corridors, 7,000 buses, 550 shuttle buses, seven new bus stops, and 30 pontoon bridges have also been added to improve connectivity, according to the Uttar Pradesh state government. Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025 Before the interment, the U.S. Navy will conduct a missing man formation flyover in honor of his naval service and time as commander in chief. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024 The ceremony concluded with a flyover by three helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 out of Naval Air Station North Island. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for flyover 

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 19 Feb. 2025.

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