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单词 overflight
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overflight

[ oh-ver-flahyt ]
/ ˈoʊ vərˌflaɪt /

noun

an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.

Origin of overflight

1590–1600 as pertaining to the flight of birds; 1955–60 for current sense; over- + flight1

Words nearby overflight

overfatigue, overfeed, overfill, overfish, overflap, overflight, overflow, overfly, overfold, overfond, overfull
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Example sentences from the Web for overflight

  • The spies and the generals want to deny the Russians the overflight rights for its latest surveillance planes.

    Pentagon Moves to Block Russian Spy Plane in American Skies|Eli Lake|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for overflight

overflight
/ (ˈəʊvəˌflaɪt) /

noun

the flight of an aircraft over a specific area or territory
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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