overflyv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈflʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈflaɪ/

Inflections: Past tense overflew; past participle overflown;

Forms: see over- prefix and fly v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fly v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + fly v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overvliegen (Dutch overvliegen ), Middle Low German ȫvervlēgen , Middle High German übervliegen (German überfliegen ), Old Swedish ivirflygha (Swedish överflyga ). Compare overflee v. (the usual word in Old and Middle English).

a. transitive. To fly over; to pass or cross over by flying.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > fly over

overfleeOE

overfly1558

overperch1597

overwing1818

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)] > traverse by flying

fly1884

overfly1973

1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. sig. K.j^v Non otherwise Mercurius..Did shear the winds, and ouerflew the shores of Lybi sands.

?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. M3^v Whereas if pluming their backs a fresh, their master feathers ouer flying the highest and strongest fortres of your dominions badonage, & subuersion shalbe your refuge.

1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires iv. 50 A sailing Kite Can scarce o'reflye 'em, in a day and night.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 412 A length of Ocean and unbounded sky, Which scarce the sea-fowl in a year o'erfly.

a1824 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 400 Nets are for thrushes, eagles are not caught so: We'll overfly or rend them.

1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory I. 18 Overflying it with a dangerous transcendental wing.

1973 ‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing ii. 22 Did you get official permission from the Algerian government to overfly their territory?

1993 Flyer July 87/2 (advt.) Thousands of square miles of airspace all to yourself and no built up areas to overfly.

b. transitive. To fly beyond. Also intransitive.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > fly beyond

overfly?1614

outflya1711

outwing1898

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses ix. 140 So right a throw Made at our ship, that iust before the Prow, It [sc. a rock] ouerflew and fell.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey xxii, in Wks. (1835–7) XIV. 232 His glancing weapon swift O'erflew the mark, and fell.

1876 J. Martineau Ess., Rev., & Addr. (1891) IV. 263 We cannot overfly our own zone.

1946 Happy Landings (Air Ministry) July 7/1 Istres was planned as our first stop, but a ‘mistral’ put that airfield out of action and we had to overfly to Elmas (Sardinia).

1993 Independent 30 Mar. 18/3 In 1989 the entire cockpit crew of a commercial airline fell asleep and over-flew their destination by more than 100 miles.

2. transitive. To surpass in flight; to fly higher, faster, or further than; to outsoar. Also figurative.

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society > travel > air or space travel > [verb (transitive)] > surpass in flight, higher, faster or farther

overfly1565

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > surpass in flight

overfly1565

outfly1602

outwing1717

1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 3^v They girded forth, and cutting through the clowds..they ouerflew the Easterne wynde apace.

1595 G. Markham Most Honorable Trag. Sir R. Grinuile cxxxii Thine honour, former honours ouer-flyes.

a1729 E. Taylor Poems (1989) 68 Reason stands gasterd here. She's overflown: this Soares above her Sight.

1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 185 Were I to ask for Angels' wings to overfly my own Human Nature.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 337 Gray, whose ‘Progress of Poetry’..overflies all other English lyrics like an eagle.

1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 278 It is of interest to note that the northern birds in general arrive somewhat earlier..and so ‘over-fly’ their relatives from more southerly breeding places.

1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 341 We overflew them all, spiralling lower and lower.

†3. transitive. Falconry. To fly (a hawk) excessively. Obsolete.

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the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [verb (transitive)] > overwork

forsetc1470

overflee1575

overfly1616

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 155 The higher fleeing that a Hawke is, the more neede..to regarde that you ouerflee hir not.]

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xliv. 714 His owner can seldome ouer-flye him, no, though he flye him sixe or seuen flights in a morning.

4. transitive. To exceed (the maximum flying time allowed by regulations). rare.

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society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)] > attain specific time or distance > exceed maximum flying-time regulations

overfly1966

1966 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 12/3 One or two of the pilots had ‘overflown’ their regulation number of hours and had to present themselves for ‘medicals’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfly
释义	overflyv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈflʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈflaɪ/ Inflections: Past tense overflew; past participle overflown; Forms: see over- prefix and fly v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, fly v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + fly v.¹ Compare Middle Dutch overvliegen (Dutch overvliegen ), Middle Low German ȫvervlēgen , Middle High German übervliegen (German überfliegen ), Old Swedish ivirflygha (Swedish överflyga ). Compare overflee v. (the usual word in Old and Middle English). 1. a. transitive. To fly over; to pass or cross over by flying. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > fly over overfleeOE overfly1558 overperch1597 overwing1818 society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)] > traverse by flying fly1884 overfly1973 1558 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Seuen First Bks. Eneidos iv. sig. K.j^v Non otherwise Mercurius..Did shear the winds, and ouerflew the shores of Lybi sands. ?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. M3^v Whereas if pluming their backs a fresh, their master feathers ouer flying the highest and strongest fortres of your dominions badonage, & subuersion shalbe your refuge. 1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires iv. 50 A sailing Kite Can scarce o'reflye 'em, in a day and night. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 412 A length of Ocean and unbounded sky, Which scarce the sea-fowl in a year o'erfly. a1824 Ld. Byron Werner iii. i. 400 Nets are for thrushes, eagles are not caught so: We'll overfly or rend them. 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory I. 18 Overflying it with a dangerous transcendental wing. 1973 ‘A. Hall’ Tango Briefing ii. 22 Did you get official permission from the Algerian government to overfly their territory? 1993 Flyer July 87/2 (advt.) Thousands of square miles of airspace all to yourself and no built up areas to overfly. b. transitive. To fly beyond. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > fly beyond overfly?1614 outflya1711 outwing1898 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses ix. 140 So right a throw Made at our ship, that iust before the Prow, It [sc. a rock] ouerflew and fell. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey xxii, in Wks. (1835–7) XIV. 232 His glancing weapon swift O'erflew the mark, and fell. 1876 J. Martineau Ess., Rev., & Addr. (1891) IV. 263 We cannot overfly our own zone. 1946 Happy Landings (Air Ministry) July 7/1 Istres was planned as our first stop, but a ‘mistral’ put that airfield out of action and we had to overfly to Elmas (Sardinia). 1993 Independent 30 Mar. 18/3 In 1989 the entire cockpit crew of a commercial airline fell asleep and over-flew their destination by more than 100 miles. 2. transitive. To surpass in flight; to fly higher, faster, or further than; to outsoar. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > [verb (transitive)] > surpass in flight, higher, faster or farther overfly1565 the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > move through the air [verb (transitive)] > pursue (a flight) > surpass in flight overfly1565 outfly1602 outwing1717 1565 A. Golding tr. Ovid Fyrst Fower Bks. Metamorphosis ii. f. 3^v They girded forth, and cutting through the clowds..they ouerflew the Easterne wynde apace. 1595 G. Markham Most Honorable Trag. Sir R. Grinuile cxxxii Thine honour, former honours ouer-flyes. a1729 E. Taylor Poems (1989) 68 Reason stands gasterd here. She's overflown: this Soares above her Sight. 1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 185 Were I to ask for Angels' wings to overfly my own Human Nature. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 337 Gray, whose ‘Progress of Poetry’..overflies all other English lyrics like an eagle. 1954 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles III. 278 It is of interest to note that the northern birds in general arrive somewhat earlier..and so ‘over-fly’ their relatives from more southerly breeding places. 1991 S. Winchester Pacific (1992) 341 We overflew them all, spiralling lower and lower. †3. transitive. Falconry. To fly (a hawk) excessively. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [verb (transitive)] > overwork forsetc1470 overflee1575 overfly1616 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 155 The higher fleeing that a Hawke is, the more neede..to regarde that you ouerflee hir not.] 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) vii. xliv. 714 His owner can seldome ouer-flye him, no, though he flye him sixe or seuen flights in a morning. 4. transitive. To exceed (the maximum flying time allowed by regulations). rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > fly an aircraft [verb (transitive)] > attain specific time or distance > exceed maximum flying-time regulations overfly1966 1966 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 12/3 One or two of the pilots had ‘overflown’ their regulation number of hours and had to present themselves for ‘medicals’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1558
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