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fly-past|ˈflaɪˈpɑːst, -pæst|
[f. verbal phr. to fly past (see fly v.1 1 g), after march past.]
The action of flying past, or forming part of a procession of aircraft; also, a fly-by (sense b).
1914Flight 24 July 791 The machines which took part in the ‘fly past’ were three of the big 160 h.p. Gnome-Short machines. 1928Daily Express 12 Oct. 1 At the end of the display when a fly-past of five different types of bombers was taking place. 1956Times 8 May 9/5 From the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the Queen will take the salute at a fly-past of RAF aircraft. 1967Times 19 Oct. 11/2 The American fly-past [of Venus]..cannot compete in results with the Russian soft landing. 1971Daily Tel. 21 Aug. 4/5 A 21-gun salute and a fly past by South African air force jets completed his send-off. |