overfly

[ oh-ver-flahy ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ /

verb (used with object), o·ver·flew, o·ver·flown, o·ver·fly·ing.

to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory.

to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot.

to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather.

verb (used without object), o·ver·flew, o·ver·flown, o·ver·fly·ing.

to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew.

Origin of overfly

First recorded in 1550–60; over- + fly¹

Words nearby overfly

overfill, overfish, overflap, overflight, overflow, overfly, overfold, overfond, overfull, overfunding, overgarment

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Example sentences from the Web for overfly

The advantage lies solely with the one that can overfly his adversary.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
It would be a sorry proof of the humility I am extolling, were I to ask for angel's wings to overfly my own human nature.
Aids to Reflection|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

British Dictionary definitions for overfly

overfly

/ (ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ) /

verb -flies, -flying, -flew or -flown

(tr) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point)

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单词	overfly
释义	overfly [ oh-ver-flahy ] / ˌoʊ vərˈflaɪ / verb (used with object), o·ver·flew, o·ver·flown, o·ver·fly·ing. to fly over (a specified area, territory, country, etc.): The plane lost its way and overflew foreign territory. to fly farther than or beyond; overshoot. to fly over or past instead of making a scheduled stop: to overfly Philadelphia because of bad weather. verb (used without object), o·ver·flew, o·ver·flown, o·ver·fly·ing. to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew. Origin of overfly First recorded in 1550–60; over- + fly¹ Words nearby overfly overfill, overfish, overflap, overflight, overflow, overfly, overfold, overfond, overfull, overfunding, overgarment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overfly The advantage lies solely with the one that can overfly his adversary. World's War Events, Vol. I\|Various It would be a sorry proof of the humility I am extolling, were I to ask for angel's wings to overfly my own human nature. Aids to Reflection\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge British Dictionary definitions for overfly overfly / (ˌəʊvəˈflaɪ) / verb -flies, -flying, -flew or -flown (tr) to fly over (a territory) or past (a point) 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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