flyover

noun

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

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This weekend, the National Mall in Washington, D.C. will play host to the largest military parade in the U.S. in decades, replete with thousands of soldiers, tanks, parachute jumpers, artillery and dramatic flyovers from vintage warplanes. Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 June 2025 Once the three-day Highway 41 closure ends on Thursday, June 12, the new flyover interchange will officially open to drivers, Jim Shivers said. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 Highlights include displays of vintage and modern military equipment, aerial flyovers by warplanes and Blackhawks, and musical performances by country artists such as former Army infantryman Scotty Hasting and Noah Hicks. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 Similarly, building enormous solar and wind farms deep in flyover country necessitates enormous expenditures on fancy new storage equipment and mechanical devices to manage voltage and grid frequency, and new high-voltage DC transmission lines. Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 June 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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